| Titre : |
Linear and Nonlinear Waves |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
WHITHAM, G., B. |
| Editeur : |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| Importance : |
636 p. |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-471-94090-6 |
| Note générale : |
Preface
Contents
References
Index |
| Catégories : |
Logique symbolique et mathématique
Ondes de choc
Ondes non linéaires
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| Index. décimale : |
620.3 Vibration mécanique |
| Résumé : |
Introduction and general outline
HYPERBOLIC WAVES
Waves and first order equations
Specific problems
Burgers' 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 |
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