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The subject of wave phenomena is well-known for its
inter-disciplinary nature. Progress in this field has been made
both through the desire to solve very practical problems, arising
in acoustics, optics, radiophysics, electronics, oceanography, me
teorology and so on, and through the development of mathematical
physics which emphasized that completely different physical
phenomena are governed by the same (or similar) equations. In the
immense literature on physics of waves there is no lack of good
presentations of particular branches or general textbooks on
mathematical physics. But if one restricts the attention to pulse
propagation phenomena, one no tices that many useful facts are
scattered among the various books and journals, and their
connections are not immediately apparent. For example, the problems
involv ing acoustic pulse propagation in bubbly liquids and those
related to electromagnetic pulses in resonant media are usually
treated without much cross reference in spite of their obvious
connections. The authors of this book have attempted to write a
coherent account of a few pulse propagation problems selected from
different branches of applied physics. Although the basic material
on linear pulse propagation is included, some topics have their own
unique twists, and a comprehensive treatment of this body of
material can hardly be found in other sources. First of all, the
problem of pulse propagation in non equilibrium media (unstable or
admitting attenuation) is far more delicate than it is apparent at
a first glance."
The subject of wave phenomena is well-known for its
inter-disciplinary nature. Progress in this field has been made
both through the desire to solve very practical problems, arising
in acoustics, optics, radiophysics, electronics, oceanography, me
teorology and so on, and through the development of mathematical
physics which emphasized that completely different physical
phenomena are governed by the same (or similar) equations. In the
immense literature on physics of waves there is no lack of good
presentations of particular branches or general textbooks on
mathematical physics. But if one restricts the attention to pulse
propagation phenomena, one no tices that many useful facts are
scattered among the various books and journals, and their
connections are not immediately apparent. For example, the problems
involv ing acoustic pulse propagation in bubbly liquids and those
related to electromagnetic pulses in resonant media are usually
treated without much cross reference in spite of their obvious
connections. The authors of this book have attempted to write a
coherent account of a few pulse propagation problems selected from
different branches of applied physics. Although the basic material
on linear pulse propagation is included, some topics have their own
unique twists, and a comprehensive treatment of this body of
material can hardly be found in other sources. First of all, the
problem of pulse propagation in non equilibrium media (unstable or
admitting attenuation) is far more delicate than it is apparent at
a first glance."
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