This textbook provides a unified treatment of waves that either occur naturally or can be excited and propagated in various media. This includes both longitudinal and transverse waves. The book covers both mechanical and electrical waves, which are normally covered separately due to their differences in physical phenomena.

New York : Wiley, c1985.

Waves are ubiquitously. In approximately all areas of science energy is transferred through the vibrations that make up waves. Examples of wave motion include waves on strings, water waves, seismic waves, sound, all electromagnetic radiation including light, heat, x-rays, etc. We are aware, everyday kinds of waves in water, ropes and springs. There are less evident but equally omnipresent sound waves and electromagnetic waves. How can it make sense to use the same word - "wave" - for all these unrelated miracles? What is it that they all obligate in common? The phony answer exists in the mathematics of wave phenomena.This novel edition covers up-to-date information on some of the foundations of wave phenomena suitable for active researchers in these related fields, and is of particular interest to students, scientists, and working engineers. Wave phenomena appear in a wide variety of physical settings, such as, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, fluids, plasmas, atmospheric physics, seismology, and so forth. It provides a unified treatment of waves that either occur naturally or can be excited and propagate in various media. This includes both longitudinal and transverse waves.The book covers both mechanical and electrical waves, which are normally covered distinctly because of their differences in physical phenomena. This volume focuses additionally on the similarities of all waves, mechanical or electromagnetic, and consequently allows the reader to formulate an integrated considerate of wave phenomena in its totality.

This textbook, addressed primarily to physics and engineering students, is a comprehensive introduction to waves and oscillations, both mechanical and electromagnetic. Elementary aspects of matter waves are also considered. One objective is to illustrate the physics involved in the description and analysis of waves through a wide range of examples, from purely mechanical and purely electromagnetic to coupled electro-mechanical waves, such as plasma oscillations and hydromagnetic waves. In this process, the use of complex amplitudes in the mathematical analysis is illuminated and encouraged to make tractable a wider range of problems than is ordinarily considered in an introductory text. General concepts and wave phenomena such as wave energy and momentum, interference, diffraction, scattering, dispersion, and the Doppler effect are illustrated by numerous examples and demonstrations. Among the special topics covered are waves on periodic structures and in solids, wave guides, a detailed analysis of light scattering from thermal fluctuations of a liquid surface, and feedback instabilities. Important ideas and equations are displayed in boxes for easy reference, and there are numerous examples throughout the text and exercises at the end of every chapter. Undergraduates and graduates should find this an indispensable account of this central subject in science and engineering.

Waves represent an important topic of study in physics, mathematics, and engineering. This volume is a resource book for those interested in understanding the physics underlying nanotechnology and mesoscopic phenomena. It aims to bridge the gap between the textbooks and research frontiers in wave related topics.

Balancing concise mathematical analysis with real-world examples and practical applications, to provide a clear and approachable introduction to wave phenomena.