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Sonic Thunder - A Discussion of Natural and Artificial Shock Waves (Paperback)
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Sonic Thunder - A Discussion of Natural and Artificial Shock Waves (Paperback)
Series: IOP Concise Physics
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Since the earliest days of human existence, the clash of thunder
and trembling of the hills has struck fear into the hearts of
seasoned warriors and tribal villagers alike. Great gods,
demi-gods, and heroes were created to explain the awesome,
mysterious, and incomprehensibly powerful forces of Nature in a
feeble attempt to make sense of the world around them. To our
advanced scientific minds today, these explanations seem childish
and ridiculous; however, the power to flatten thousands of square
miles of ancient forest, create massive holes in the Earth itself,
and cause mountains to tremble to their very roots are more than
enough reason to believe. Indeed, perhaps our scientific
advancement has caused us to not fully or completely appreciate the
awesome scale and power that Nature can wield against us. The study
of shock wave formation and dynamics begins with a study of waves
themselves. Simple harmonic motion is used to analyze the physical
mechanisms of wave generation and propagation, and the principle of
superposition is used to mathematically generate constructive and
destructive interference. Further development leads to the shock
singularity where a single wave of immense magnitude propagates and
decays through various media. Correlations with the fields of
thermodynamics, meteorology, crater formation, and acoustics are
made, as well as a few special applications. Direct correlation is
made to events in Arizona, Siberia, and others. The mathematical
requirement for this text includes trigonometry, differential
equations, and large series summations, which should be accessible
to most beginning and advanced university students. This text
should serve well as supplementary material in a course covering
discrete wave dynamics, applied thermodynamics, or extreme
acoustics.
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