| Acoustics of Layered Media I: Plane and Quasi-Plane Waves 1990. Corr. 2nd Edition Contributor(s): Brekhovskikh, Leonid M. (Author), Godin, Oleg A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3540647244 ISBN-13: 9783540647249 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $132.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1998 Annotation: The theory of the propagation of plane sound waves in layered structures is presented systematically in this book. The layered structures may be man-made, for example ultrasonic filters, lenses, and surface-wave delay lines, or natural media such as the ocean and the atmosphere with their marked horizontal stratification. A related problem is the propagation of elastic (seismic) waves in the earth's crust. The book retains many features and the general structure of the classic work "Waves in Layered Media" by L.M. Brekhovskikh, but also includes much new material that has not previously been treated in a monograph. Great attention is paid throughout to the physical interpretation of the results obtained. Although the subject of the book is acoustic waves, many of the interesting phenomena can be directly generalized to electromagnetic waves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Acoustics & Sound - Science | Physics - Geophysics - Science | Earth Sciences - Oceanography |
| Dewey: 534.2 |
| LCCN: 98027950 |
| Series: Springer Series on Wave Phenomea |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.34" W x 9.28" (0.84 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This monograph is devoted to the systematic presentation of the theory of sound- wave propagation in layered structures. These structures can be man-made, such as ultrasonic filters, lenses, surface-wave delay lines, or natural media, such as the ocean and the atmosphere, with their marked horizontal stratification. A related problem is the propagation of elastic (seismic) waves in the earth's crust These topics have been treated rather completely in the book by L. M. Brek- hovskikh, Waves in Layered Media, the English version of the second edition of which was published by Academic Press in 1980. Due to progress in experimental and computer technology it has become possible to analyze the influence of factors such as medium motion and density stratification upon the propagation of sound waves. Much attention has been paid to propagation theory in near-stratified media, Le., media with small deviations from strict stratification. Interesting results have also been obtained in the fields of acoustics which had been previously considered to be "completely" developed. For these reasons, and also because of the inflow of researchers from the related fields of physics and mathematics, the circle of persons and research groups engaged in the study of sound propagation has rather expanded. Therefore, the appearance of a new summary review of the field of acoustics of layered media has become highly desirable. Since Waves in Layered Media became quite popular, we have tried to retain its positive features and general structure. |