Waves with Power-Law Attenuation 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Holm, Sverre (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030149269 ISBN-13: 9783030149260 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Acoustics & Sound - Technology & Engineering | Mechanical - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational |
Dewey: 526.1 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.48 lbs) 312 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book integrates concepts from physical acoustics with those from linear viscoelasticity and fractional linear viscoelasticity. Compressional waves and shear waves in applications such as medical ultrasound, elastography, and sediment acoustics often follow power law attenuation and dispersion laws that cannot be described with classical viscous and relaxation models. This is accompanied by temporal power laws rather than the temporal exponential responses of classical models.
The book starts by reformulating the classical models of acoustics in terms of standard models from linear elasticity. Then, non-classical loss models that follow power laws and which are expressed via convolution models and fractional derivatives are covered in depth. In addition, parallels are drawn to electromagnetic waves in complex dielectric media. The book also contains historical vignettes and important side notes about the validity of central questions. While addressed primarily to physicists and engineers working in the field of acoustics, this expert monograph will also be of interest to mathematicians, mathematical physicists, and geophysicists. |