Linear and Nonlinear Waves: 42 (Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts) - Softcover

Whitham, G. B.

 
9780471359425: Linear and Nonlinear Waves: 42 (Pure and Applied Mathematics: A Wiley Series of Texts, Monographs and Tracts)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471359424 ISBN 13: 9780471359425
Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 1999

Synopsis

Now in an accessible paperback edition, this classic work is just as relevant as when it first appeared in 1974, due to the increased use of nonlinear waves. It covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves. The mathematical principles are presented along with examples of specific cases in communications and specific physical fields, including flood waves in rivers, waves in glaciers, traffic flow, sonic booms, blast waves, and ocean waves from storms.

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About the Author

Gerald Beresford Whitham was a British-born American applied mathematician and the Charles Lee Powell Professor of Applied Mathematics of Applied & Computational Mathematics at the California Institute of Technology.

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Publisher
Wiley-Interscience
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471359424
ISBN 13 
9780471359425
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
658

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