The Origin Of Waves

Author : Austin Clarke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Barbadian fiction
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173010619142

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The Origin of Waves by Austin Clarke Pdf

Austin Clarke’s luminous novel, written in vivid, hypnotic prose, reveals the dislocations of place and the nature of memory and the past. Two elderly Barbadian men, childhood friends who haven’t seen each other in fifty years, collide in a snowstorm on a Toronto street. In the warmth of a nearby bar, through the afternoon and into the night, they relate stories, exchange opinions, and share memories of a past in Barbados when, as children, neither could conceive any other place existed for them. As these two men confess to each other their innermost truths, their exploits and their love affairs, one tells the haunting story of a young Chinese woman, the other of the real reason for his visit to Toronto. Infused with pathos and humour, and with an affecting nostalgia for the idea of home, The Origin of Waves is a stunning and original novel by one of the country’s most gifted writers.

Author : Austin Clarke
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551996066

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The Origin of Waves by Austin Clarke Pdf

Austin Clarke’s luminous novel, written in vivid, hypnotic prose, reveals the dislocations of place and the nature of memory and the past. Two elderly Barbadian men, childhood friends who haven’t seen each other in fifty years, collide in a snowstorm on a Toronto street. In the warmth of a nearby bar, through the afternoon and into the night, they relate stories, exchange opinions, and share memories of a past in Barbados when, as children, neither could conceive any other place existed for them. As these two men confess to each other their innermost truths, their exploits and their love affairs, one tells the haunting story of a young Chinese woman, the other of the real reason for his visit to Toronto. Infused with pathos and humour, and with an affecting nostalgia for the idea of home, The Origin of Waves is a stunning and original novel by one of the country’s most gifted writers.

Author : Mohammad Samiullah
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198729785

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A First Course in Vibrations and Waves by Mohammad Samiullah Pdf

This title builds on introductory physics and emphasises understanding of vibratory motion and waves based on first principles. It is divided into three parts: Part I contains a preliminary chapter that reviews relevant ideas of mechanics and complex numbers; Part II discusses vibrations of mechanical systems, covering a simple harmonic oscillator, coupled oscillators, normal coordinates, beaded string, continuous string, standing waves, and Fourier series. Part II ends with a presentation of stationary solutions of driven finite systems. Part III is concerned with waves.

Author : Alessandro Bettini
Publisher : Springer
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319483290

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A Course in Classical Physics 4 - Waves and Light by Alessandro Bettini Pdf

This fourth volume of a four-volume textbook covers the oscillations of systems with one or more degrees of freedom; the concept of waves, focusing on light and sound; phase and group velocities, their physical meaning, and their measurement; diffraction and interference of light; polarization phenomena; and the formation of images in the eye and in optical instruments. The textbook as a whole covers electromagnetism, mechanics, fluids and thermodynamics, and waves and light, and is designed to reflect the typical syllabus during the first two years of a calculus-based university physics program. Throughout all four volumes, particular attention is paid to in-depth clarification of conceptual aspects, and to this end the historical roots of the principal concepts are traced. Emphasis is also consistently placed on the experimental basis of the concepts, highlighting the experimental nature of physics. Whenever feasible at the elementary level, concepts relevant to more advanced courses in quantum mechanics and atomic, solid state, nuclear, and particle physics are included. The textbook offers an ideal resource for physics students, lecturers and, last but not least, all those seeking a deeper understanding of the experimental basics of physics.

Author : William C. Elmore,Mark A. Heald
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486140650

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Physics of Waves by William C. Elmore,Mark A. Heald Pdf

Ideal as a classroom text or for individual study, this unique one-volume overview of classical wave theory covers wave phenomena of acoustics, optics, electromagnetic radiations, and more.

Author : DANIEL ROYER,Eugene Dieulesaint
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540659323

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Elastic Waves in Solids I by DANIEL ROYER,Eugene Dieulesaint Pdf

Elastic waves possess some remarkable properties and have become ever more important to applications in fields such as telecommunications (signal processing), medicine (echography), and metallurgy (non-destructive testing). These volumes serve as a bridge between basic books on wave phenomena and more technically oriented books on specific applications of wave phenomena. The first volume studies the different mechanisms of propagation in isotropic and anisotropic media. The second volume describes the generation and applications of free and guided waves.

Author : Fred Aeilts
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780615159218

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COSMIC MECHANICS-How We Create Reality With Zero-Point and Quantum Waves by Fred Aeilts Pdf

Author : Tai-Ping Liu
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781470466251

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Shock Waves by Tai-Ping Liu Pdf

This book presents the fundamentals of the shock wave theory. The first part of the book, Chapters 1 through 5, covers the basic elements of the shock wave theory by analyzing the scalar conservation laws. The main focus of the analysis is on the explicit solution behavior. This first part of the book requires only a course in multi-variable calculus, and can be used as a text for an undergraduate topics course. In the second part of the book, Chapters 6 through 9, this general theory is used to study systems of hyperbolic conservation laws. This is a most significant well-posedness theory for weak solutions of quasilinear evolutionary partial differential equations. The final part of the book, Chapters 10 through 14, returns to the original subject of the shock wave theory by focusing on specific physical models. Potentially interesting questions and research directions are also raised in these chapters. The book can serve as an introductory text for advanced undergraduate students and for graduate students in mathematics, engineering, and physical sciences. Each chapter ends with suggestions for further reading and exercises for students.

Author : Jenny Pickworth Glusker,Kenneth N. Trueblood
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199576340

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Crystal Structure Analysis by Jenny Pickworth Glusker,Kenneth N. Trueblood Pdf

The purpose of this book is to explain why molecular structure can be determined by single-crystal diffraction of X rays. It is not an account of the practical procedural details, but rather an account of the underlying physical principles, and the kinds of experiments and methods of handling the experimental data that are used.

Author : Andreas Keiling,Dong-Hun Lee,Valery Nakariakov
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119055020

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Low-Frequency Waves in Space Plasmas by Andreas Keiling,Dong-Hun Lee,Valery Nakariakov Pdf

Low-frequency waves in space plasmas have been studied for several decades, and our knowledge gain has been incremental with several paradigm-changing leaps forward. In our solar system, such waves occur in the ionospheres and magnetospheres of planets, and around our Moon. They occur in the solar wind, and more recently, they have been confirmed in the Sun’s atmosphere as well. The goal of wave research is to understand their generation, their propagation, and their interaction with the surrounding plasma. Low-frequency Waves in Space Plasmas presents a concise and authoritative up-to-date look on where wave research stands: What have we learned in the last decade? What are unanswered questions? While in the past waves in different astrophysical plasmas have been largely treated in separate books, the unique feature of this monograph is that it covers waves in many plasma regions, including: Waves in geospace, including ionosphere and magnetosphere Waves in planetary magnetospheres Waves at the Moon Waves in the solar wind Waves in the solar atmosphere Because of the breadth of topics covered, this volume should appeal to a broad community of space scientists and students, and it should also be of interest to astronomers/astrophysicists who are studying space plasmas beyond our Solar System.

Author : Shamil U. Galiev
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000063974

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Evolution of Extreme Waves and Resonances by Shamil U. Galiev Pdf

The theory of waves is generalized on cases of strongly nonlinear waves, multivalued waves, and particle–waves. The appearance of these waves in various continuous media and physical fields is explained by resonances and nonlinearity effects. Extreme waves emerging in different artificial and natural systems from atom scale to the Universe are explored. Vast amounts of experimental data and comparisons of them with the results of the developed theory are presented. The book was written for graduate students as well as for researchers and engineers in the fields of geophysics, nonlinear wave studies, cosmology, physical oceanography, and ocean and coastal engineering. It is designed as a professional reference for those working in the wave analysis and modeling fields.

Author : Shamil U. Galiev
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 862 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351059381

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Modeling of Extreme Waves in Technology and Nature, Two Volume Set by Shamil U. Galiev Pdf

Modeling of Extreme Waves in Technology and Nature is a two-volume set, comprising Evolution of Extreme Waves and Resonances (Volume I) and Extreme Waves and Shock-Excited Processes in Structures and Space Objects (Volume II). The theory of waves is generalized on cases of extreme waves. The formation and propagation of extreme waves of various physical and mechanical nature (surface, elastoplastic, fracture, thermal, evaporation) in liquid and solid media, and in structural elements contacting with bubbly and cryogenic liquids are considered analytically and numerically. The occurrence of tsunamis, giant ocean waves, turbulence, and different particle-waves is described as resonant natural phenomena. Nonstationary and periodic waves are considered using models of continuum. The change in the state of matter is taken into account using wide-range determining equations. The desire for the simplest and at the same time general description of extreme wave phenomena that takes the reader to the latest achievements of science is the main thing that characterizes this book and is revolutionary for wave theory. A description of a huge number of observations, experimental data, and calculations is also given.

Author : Tamer Bécherrawy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118586563

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Mechanical and Electromagnetic Vibrations and Waves by Tamer Bécherrawy Pdf

Dealing with vibrations and waves, this text aims to provide understanding of the basic principles and methods of analysing various physical phenomena. The content includes the general properties of propagation, a detailed study of mechanical (elastic and acoustic) and electromagnetic waves, propagation, attenuation, dispersion, reflection, interference and diffraction of waves. It features chapters on the effect of motion of sources and observers (both classical and relativistic), emission of electromagnetic waves, standing and guided waves and a final chapter on de Broglie waves constitutes an introduction to quantum mechanics.

Author : Michael A Slawinski
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 654 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811226458

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Waves And Rays In Seismology: Answers To Unasked Questions (Third Edition) by Michael A Slawinski Pdf

This is a book on seismology dealing with advanced aspects of wave propagation in complex media. It can also be viewed as a book on mathematical modelling, wherein the accuracy of describing seismic phenomena exemplifies the modelling itself. The book gives an insight into the power of abstractness by applying the same mathematical methods and strategies to solve a variety of different physical problems. This book covers a broad range of topics in an advanced yet accessible manner. Each chapter is accompanied by a number of solved exercises, which render the book convenient for a lecturer and facilitate its use for an independent study. The details of mathematical methods are discussed in the appendices, which form a substantial portion of the book.

Author : Michael A Slawinski
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Page : 656 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814644211

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Waves and Rays in Elastic Continua by Michael A Slawinski Pdf

The present book — which is the third, significantly revised edition of the textbook originally published by Elsevier Science — emphasizes the interdependence of mathematical formulation and physical meaning in the description of seismic phenomena. Herein, we use aspects of continuum mechanics, wave theory and ray theory to explain phenomena resulting from the propagation of seismic waves. The book is divided into three main sections: Elastic Continua, Waves and Rays and Variational Formulation of Rays. There is also a fourth part, which consists of appendices. In Elastic Continua, we use continuum mechanics to describe the material through which seismic waves propagate, and to formulate a system of equations to study the behaviour of such a material. In Waves and Rays, we use these equations to identify the types of body waves propagating in elastic continua as well as to express their velocities and displacements in terms of the properties of these continua. To solve the equations of motion in anisotropic inhomogeneous continua, we invoke the concept of a ray. In Variational Formulation of Rays, we show that, in elastic continua, a ray is tantamount to a trajectory along which a seismic signal propagates in accordance with the variational principle of stationary traveltime. Consequently, many seismic problems in elastic continua can be conveniently formulated and solved using the calculus of variations. In the Appendices, we describe two mathematical concepts that are used in the book; namely, homogeneity of a function and Legendre's transformation. This section also contains a list of symbols. Request Inspection Copy