Elastic Waves at High Frequencies: Techniques for Radiation and Diffraction of Elastic and Surface Waves (Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics) - Hardcover

Harris, John G.

 
9780521875301: Elastic Waves at High Frequencies: Techniques for Radiation and Diffraction of Elastic and Surface Waves (Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0521875307 ISBN 13: 9780521875301
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

John G. Harris intended to explain in this book the special techniques required to model the radiation and diffraction of elastic and surface waves. Sadly, he died before he could fulfil this ambition, but his plan has been brought to fruition by a team of his distinguished collaborators. The book begins with the basic underlying equations for wave motion and then builds upon this foundation by solving a number of fundamental scattering problems. The remaining chapters provide a thorough introduction to modern techniques that have proven essential to understanding radiation and diffraction at high frequencies. Graduate students, researchers and professionals in applied mathematics, physics and engineering will find that the chapters increase in complexity, beginning with plane-wave propagation and spectral analyses. Other topics include elastic wave theory, the Wiener–Hopf technique, the effects of viscosity on acoustic diffraction, and the phenomenon of channelling of wave energy along guided structures.

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About the Author

John G. Harris was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign before his death in May 2006.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521875307
ISBN 13 
9780521875301
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
182