The physics of vibrations and waves / H.J. Pain

Includes bibliographical references and index

-- Contents Introduction to First Edition Introduction to Second Edition Introduction to Third Edition Introduction to Fourth Edition Introduction to Fifth Edition Chapter Synopsis 1 Simple Harmonic Motion 2 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion 3 The Forced Oscillator 4 Coupled Oscillations 5 Transverse Wave Motion 6 Longitudinal Waves 7 Waves on Transmission Lines 8 Electromagnetic Waves 9 Waves in More than One Dimension 10 Fourier Methods 11 Waves in Optical Systems 12 Interference and Diffraction 13 Wave Mechanics 14 Non-linear Oscillations and Chaos 15 Non-linear Waves, Shocks and Solitons Appendix 1 Normal Modes, Phase Space and Statistical Physics Appendix 2 Kirchhoff's Integral Theorem Appendix 3 Non-linear Schrodinger Equation Index