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First book on space-time ray method for solving equations that describe wave processes.
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Descrizione del libro
This is the first work devoted to the space-time ray method. The aim of the authors is to explain the fundamentals of the method and its use. Suitable for advanced courses, the wealth of applications and examples will also make it a good reference in any area of science and engineering in which the modelling of wave processes is important.
Contenuti
Preface; 1. The space-time ray method for the wave equation; 2. The space-time ray method in vector wave problems; 3. The space-time ray description of various wave processes; 4. Construction of space-time ray asymptotics in non-stationary problems using short wavelength asymptotics of stationary problems; 5. Small nonlinear perturbations of single-frequency oscillation systems; 6. Some asymptotic methods in the theory of wave propagation for nonlinear media; References; Index.
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