Presents in a systematic and unified manner the ray method, in its various forms, for studying nonlinear wave propagation in situations of physical interest, essentially fluid dynamics and plasma physics.
By:
Marcelo Anile, P Pantano, G Russo, J Hunter, J. Hunter Imprint: CRC Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: 57 Dimensions:
Height: 280mm,
Width: 210mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 544g ISBN:9780582023437 ISBN 10: 0582023432 Series:Monographs and Surveys in Pure and Applied Mathematics Pages: 264 Publication Date:04 May 1993 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1. Physical Framework 2. Introductory Concepts for Wave Motions 3. Ray Methods for Linear Waves 4. Ray Methods for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Waves 5. Ray Method for the Propagation of Discontinuities 6. Generalized Wavefront Expansion for Weak Shocks 7. Small Time Analysis and Shock Stability 8. Ray Methods for Nonlinear Dispersive Waves 9. Ray Methods for Nonlinear Dissipative Waves 10. Interaction of Dispersive Waves 11. Interaction of Hyperbolic Waves