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Now in an accessible paperback edition, this classic work is just as relevant as when it first appeared in 1974, due to the increased use of nonlinear waves. It covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves.

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The re-issue of this excellent book on linear and nonlinear waves in paperback form is to be welcomed. (Zentralblatt Math, Volume 940, No 15, 2000)

Table of Contents
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.

Linear and Nonlinear Waves

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 15/07/1999
      ISBN13: 9780471359425, 978-0471359425
      ISBN10: 0471359424
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Now in an accessible paperback edition, this classic work is just as relevant as when it first appeared in 1974, due to the increased use of nonlinear waves. It covers the behavior of waves in two parts, with the first part addressing hyperbolic waves and the second addressing dispersive waves.

      Trade Review
      The re-issue of this excellent book on linear and nonlinear waves in paperback form is to be welcomed. (Zentralblatt Math, Volume 940, No 15, 2000)

      Table of Contents
      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.

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