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Linear Water Wavesby N. Kuznetsov; V. Maz'ya; B. Vainberg
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 174.00This book gives a self-contained and up-to-date account of mathematical results in the linear theory of water waves. Linear Water Waves will serve as an ideal reference for those working in fluid mechanics, applied mathematics, and engineering. more...
Nonlinear Hyperbolic Waves in Multidimensionsby Phoolan Prasad
CRC Press 2001; US$ 119.95The propagation of curved, nonlinear wavefronts and shock fronts are very complex phenomena. This volume presents the results of research into such phenomena and provides a self-contained and gradual development of mathematical methods for studying successive positions of these fronts. more...
Waves in Oceanic and Coastal Watersby Leo H. Holthuijsen
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 46.00Describes physical and statistical aspects of waves for graduates, researchers and engineers. more...
Asymptotic Methods In Nonlinear Wave Phenomenaby T Ruggeri; M Sammartino
World Scientific 2007; US$ 98.80This book brings together several contributions from leading experts in the field of nonlinear wave propagation. This field, which during the last three decades has seen important breakthroughs from the theoretical point of view, has recently acquired increased relevance due to advances in the technology of fluids e.g. at microscale or nanoscale and the recognition of crucial applications to the understanding of biological phenomena. Nonlinear wave theory requires the use of disparate approaches, including formal and rigorous asymptotic methods, Lie group theory, energy methods, numerical analysis, and bifurcation theory. This book presents a unique blend in which different aspects of the theory are enlightened and several real-life applications... more...
Numerical Modeling of Water Wavesby Pengzhi Lin
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 170.00Various types of wave models are presented in this book along with the theoretical assumptions, application range, and advantages and limitations of each model. more...
Effective Computational Methods for Wave Propagationby Nikolaos A. Kampanis
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 129.95Presents several modern, valuable computational methods used to describe wave propagation phenomena in selected areas of physics and technology. This book begins with the simulation of nonlinear dispersive waves from nonlinear optics and the theory and numerical analysis of Boussinesq systems. more...
NonlinearWaves and Solitons on Contours and Closed Surfacesby Andrei Ludu
Springer 2007; US$ 129.00The present volume is an introduction to nonlinear waves and soliton theory in the special environment of compact spaces such as closed curves and surfaces and other domain contours. The first part of the book introduces the mathematical concept required for treating the manifolds considered. An introduction to the theory of motion of curves and surfaces is given. The second and third parts discuss the modeling of various physical solitons on compact systems. more...
Wave Propagation and Time Reversal in Randomly Layered Mediaby Jean-pierre Fouque; Josselin Garnier; George Papanicolaou
Springer 2007; US$ 79.95The content of this book is multidisciplinary by nature. It uses mathematical tools from the theories of probability and stochastic processes, partial differential equations, and asymptotic analysis, combined with the physics of wave propagation and modeling of time reversal experiments. It is addressed to a wide audience of graduate students and researchers interested in the intriguing phenomena related to waves propagating in random media. At the end of each chapter there is a section of notes where the authors give references and additional comments on the various results presented in the chapter. more...
Wave Phenomenaby C. Rogers; T.B. Moodie
Elsevier 1984; US$ 223.00This volume contains 35 of the contributions to the international meeting Wave Phenomena: Modern Theory and Applications, held at the University of Toronto, Canada, at the end of June 1983. more...
Introduction to Nonlinear Dispersive Equationsby Felipe Linares; Gustavo Ponce
Springer 2009; US$ 49.95Introduces the theory of nonlinear dispersive equations to graduate students in a constructive way. Dedicated to preliminary material, such as Fourier transform, interpolation theory and Sobolev spaces, this textbook uses the linear Schrodinger equation to describe properties enjoyed by general dispersive equations. more...









