Diffuse Waves in Complex Media: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Les Houches, France, March 17-27, 1998: v. 531 (NATO Science Series: C: Mathematical & Physical Sciences) - Hardcover

 
9780792356790: Diffuse Waves in Complex Media: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Les Houches, France, March 17-27, 1998: v. 531 (NATO Science Series: C: Mathematical & Physical Sciences)

Synopsis

There is a great deal of research into wave propagation in random media, in such fields as applied mathematics, acoustics, optics, materials science, atomic physics and geophysics. This book provides theoretical and practical introductions at research level to topics such as localization of waves, band gap materials, random matrices, dielectric media, laser cooled atoms, wave scattering from rough surfaces, randomly layered media, seismic waves and imaging the earth.

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Jean-Pierre Fouque studied at the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris. He held positions at the French CNRS and Ecole Polytechnique, and at North Carolina State University. Since 2006, he has been Professor and Director of the Center for Research in Financial Mathematics and Statistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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