A complete introduction to waves and wave phenomena by a renowned American theorist, this book focuses on three underlying principles - linearity, translation invariance and local interactions. Beginning with the single harmonic oscillator, the book proceeds through standing wave normal modes in increasingly interesting systems. Examples of waves phenomena from familiar waves are used, but the mechanics of waves is developed in a way that can be directly applied to quantum mechanics. An accompanying disk features over 100 ...
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A complete introduction to waves and wave phenomena by a renowned American theorist, this book focuses on three underlying principles - linearity, translation invariance and local interactions. Beginning with the single harmonic oscillator, the book proceeds through standing wave normal modes in increasingly interesting systems. Examples of waves phenomena from familiar waves are used, but the mechanics of waves is developed in a way that can be directly applied to quantum mechanics. An accompanying disk features over 100 animations of various wave phenomena (for IBM and Macintosh).
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RARE 1993 softcover 2nd Prentice Hall printing in plain white wraps with black titles and black and silver wave on front cover. Book is in Good to condition. The covers are lightly soiled from standard use (these wraps seem to attract anything and everything). Light edge wear and heavy creases. Light soiling to edges of text block. The binding is square and tight. The interior pages are unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. An electronic tracking number issued free of charge. The first complete introduction to waves and wave phenomena by a renowned theorist. Covers damping, forced oscillations and resonance; normal modes; symmetries; traveling waves; signals and Fourier analysis; polarization; diffraction. I personally used this edition in my undergraduate studies in physics. Feel free to contact me for pictures of the book. 422 pages.
