Linear and Nonlinear Waves

Name: Linear and Nonlinear Waves
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ISBN: 9780471359425

ISBN-10: 0471359424

ISBN-13: 9780471359425

Edition: 1999

Authors: G. B. Whitham

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This work is an account of the underlying mathematical theory with emphasis on the unifying ideas and the main points that illuminate the behaviour of waves. The book is divided into two parts, hyperbolic waves and dispersive waves.

Book details

List price: $199.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 660
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.002
Language: English



Introduction and General Outline


Hyperbolic Waves


Waves and First Order Equations


Specific Problems


Burger's Equation


Hyperbolic Systems


Gas Dynamics


The Wave Equation


Shock Dynamics


The Propagation of Weak Shocks


Wave Hierarchies


Dispersive Waves


Linear Dispersive Waves


Wave Patterns


Water Waves


Nonlinear Dispersion and the Variational Method


Group Velocities, Instability, and Higher Order Dispersion


Applications of the Nonlinear Theory


Exact Solutions: Interacting Solitary Waves


References


Index