TY - BOOK AU - Main,Iain G. TI - Vibrations and waves in physics SN - 0521441862 (hardback) U1 - 531.32 20 PY - 1993/// CY - Cambridge [England], New York, NY, USA PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Vibration KW - Waves N1 - Includes index; 1. Free vibrations; 2. Free vibrations in physics; 3. Damping; 4. Damping in physics; 5. Forced vibrations; 6. Forced vibrations in physics; 7. Anharmonic vibrations; 8. Two-coordinate vibrations; 9. Non-dispersive waves; 10. Non-dispersive waves in physics; 11. Fourier theory; 12. Dispersion; 13. Water waves; 14. Electromagnetic waves; 15. De Broglie waves; 16. Solitary waves; 17. Plane waves at boundaries; 18. Diffraction; Answers to problems, and hints for solution; Constants and units; Index N2 - For the third edition of this successful undergraduate text, the author has made considerable changes to clarify some of the arguments, and update several applications. The new material includes a descriptive introduction to the ideas behind the new science of chaos UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/cam031/92033323.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/cam025/92033323.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/cam028/92033323.html ER -