Wave Phenomena

Wave Phenomena"The material is superbly chosen and brilliantly written the language is clear, direct and rigorous a superb addition to the library of any physicist." Physics Today. This lucidly written text emphasizes optics and acoustics, with considerable emphasis placed on establishing a close connection between mathematical expressions and the associated physical ideas. Beginning with an inductive derivation of the equation for transverse waves on a string, the

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Notes at the end of each chapter describe further results and extensions

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Early chapters progress slowly

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it is ideally suited for professional group theorists as well as students with a solid background in modern algebra

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