Publisher's Synopsis
The transmission of energy by wave propagation is fundamental to almost every branch of physics. Using a practical, applied approach, this book gives a solid grounding in the theory of waves, vibrations and optics, together with demonstrating the pattern and unity of a large part of physics. To aid comprehension a large number of problems at varying degrees of difficulty are given together with hints for solution. The 5th edition of The Physics of Vibrations and Waves features:
- new material on matrix applications to coupled oscillations, optical systems and multi–layer dielectric films;
- new sections on electromagnetic waves in the ionosphere and other plasmas, the laser cavity, and optical wave guides;
- extensive treatment of solitons, including their role in optical transmission lines, in collisionless shocks in space, in non–periodic lattices and their connection with Schrödinger?s equation.
