𝔖 Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

πŸ“

Mathematical methods for oscillations and waves

✍ Scribed by Franklin, Joel


Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2020
Tongue
English
Leaves
275
Edition
first published
Category
Library

⬇  Acquire This Volume

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Table of Contents


Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 14
1.1 Solution Review......Page 16
1.2 Taylor Expansion......Page 18
1.3 Conservative Forces......Page 20
1.4 Series Expansion, Method of Frobenius......Page 29
1.5 Complex Numbers......Page 34
1.6 Properties of Exponentials and Logarithms......Page 38
1.7 Solving First-Order ODEs......Page 41
2 Damped Harmonic Oscillator......Page 46
2.1 Damping......Page 47
2.2 Driven Harmonic Oscillator......Page 53
2.3 Fourier Series......Page 55
2.4 Fourier Series and ODEs......Page 63
2.5 Damped Driven Harmonic Oscillator......Page 66
2.6 Fourier Transform......Page 72
2.7 Fourier Transform and ODEs......Page 78
3 Coupled Oscillators......Page 80
3.1 Vectors......Page 81
3.2 Matrices......Page 84
3.3 Linear Transformations......Page 88
3.4 Free Oscillator Chain......Page 97
3.5 Fixed Oscillator Chain......Page 102
4 The Wave Equation......Page 105
4.1 Continuum Limit......Page 106
4.2 Wave Equation for Strings......Page 110
4.3 Solving the Wave Equation......Page 111
4.4 Standing Waves......Page 119
4.5 Plane Waves......Page 122
4.6 Delays......Page 125
4.7 Shocks......Page 127
4.8 Wave Equation with Varying Propagation Speed......Page 128
5.1 First-Order ODEs......Page 135
5.2 Two-Dimensional Oscillator......Page 141
5.3 Period of Motion......Page 144
5.4 Techniques of Integration......Page 148
5.5 Relativistic Oscillator......Page 154
5.6 Relativistic Lengths......Page 157
6.1 Vectors in Three Dimensions......Page 161
6.2 Derivatives......Page 163
6.3 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus for Vectors......Page 167
6.4 Delta Functions in Three Dimensions......Page 178
6.5 The Laplacian and Harmonic Functions......Page 180
6.6 Wave Equation......Page 183
6.7 Laplace’s Equation......Page 187
7.1 Electromagnetic Waves......Page 196
7.2 Fluids......Page 200
7.3 Nonlinear Wave Equation......Page 205
7.4 Schrodinger’s Wave Equation......Page 208
7.5 Quantum Mechanical Harmonic Oscillator......Page 217
8.1 Root-Finding......Page 222
8.2 Solving ODEs......Page 226
8.3 Integration......Page 230
8.4 Finite Difference......Page 235
8.5 Eigenvalue Problems......Page 239
8.6 Discrete Fourier Transform......Page 244
Appendix A Solving ODEs: A Roadmap......Page 249
B.1 Cylindrical Coordinates......Page 253
B.2 A Better Way......Page 257
B.3 Spherical Coordinates......Page 260
B.4 Integral Elements......Page 263
References......Page 268
Index......Page 269

✦ Subjects


Mathematical physics;Mathematische Physik;Mathematisches Modell;Oscillations--Mathematical models;Schwingung;Waves--Mathematical models;Welle;Oscillations -- Mathematical models;Waves -- Mathematical models


πŸ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES


Mathematical Methods for Oscillations an
✍ Joel Franklin πŸ“‚ Library πŸ“… 2020 πŸ› Cambridge University Press 🌐 English

Anchored in simple and familiar physics problems, the author provides a focused introduction to mathematical methods in a narrative driven and structured manner. Ordinary and partial differential equation solving, linear algebra, vector calculus, complex variables and numerical methods are all intro

Mathematical modelling of oscillations a
✍ Chizhonkov, EvgeniΔ­ Vladimirovich πŸ“‚ Library πŸ“… 2019 πŸ› CRC Press 🌐 English

This book is devoted to research in the actual field of mathematical modeling in modern problems of plasma physics associated with vibrations and wake waves excited by a short high-power laser pulse. The author explores the hydrodynamic model of the wake wave in detail and from different points of v

Mathematical Methods for Wave Phenomena
✍ Norman Bleistein πŸ“‚ Library πŸ“… 1984 πŸ› Academic Press 🌐 English

<span>Computer Science and Applied Mathematics: Mathematical Methods for Wave Phenomena focuses on the methods of applied mathematics, including equations, wave fronts, boundary value problems, and scattering problems. The publication initially ponders on first-order partial differential equations,

Oscillations and Waves
✍ Professor Dr. Fritz K. KneubΓΌhl (auth.) πŸ“‚ Library πŸ“… 1997 πŸ› Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 🌐 English

<p>This text presents a clear, systematic, and comprehensive introduction to the relevant mathematics and physics of linear and nonlinear oscillations and waves. Special emphasis is placed on the basic equations and known as well as new analytical solutions, which are clarified by numerous illustrat