Sonic Thunder: A Discussion of Natural and Artificial Shock Waves, W.R. Matson

Автор: W.R. Matson
Название: Sonic Thunder: A Discussion of Natural and Artificial Shock Waves
ISBN: 168174967X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681749679
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: 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.

Автор: V.G. Szebehely
Название: Stability of the Solar System and Its Minor Natural and Artificial Bodies
ISBN: 9027720460 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789027720467
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cortina d`Ampezzo, Italy, August 6-18, 1984

Автор: Vincent Laude
Название: Phononic Crystals : Artificial Crystals For Sonic, Acoustic, And Elastic Waves
ISBN: 3110302659 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783110302653
Издательство: Walter de Gruyter
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Описание: Phononic crystals are artificial periodic structures that can alter efficiently the flow of sound, acoustic waves, or elastic waves. They were introduced about twenty years ago and have gained increasing interest since then, both because of their amazing physical properties and because of their potential applications. The topic of phononic crystals stands as the cross-road of physics (condensed matter physics, wave propagation in inhomogeneous and periodic media) and engineering (acoustics, ultrasonics, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering). Phononic crystals cover a wide range of scales, from meter-size periodic structures for sound in air to nanometer-size structures for information processing or thermal phonon control in integrated circuits. Phononic crystals have a definite relation with the topic of photonic crystals in optics. The marriage of phononic and photonic crystals also provides a promising structural basis for enhanced sound and light interaction. As the topic is getting popular, it is nowadays presented and discussed at various international conferences. After the first ten years during which the topic has remained mainly theoretical with a few proof-of-concept demonstrations in the literature, the evolution has been towards applications, instrumentation, and novel designs. The physical explanations for various effects are now well understood and efficient numerical methods and analysis tools have been developed. The book contains a comprehensive set of finite element model (FEM) scripts for solving basic phononic crystal problems. The scripts are short, easy to read, and efficient, allowing the reader to generate for him(her)self band structures for 2D and 3D phononic crystals, to compute Bloch waves, waveguide and cavity modes, and more.

Автор: Halina Pretka-Ziomek; Edwin Wnuk; P. Kenneth Seide
Название: Dynamics of Natural and Artificial Celestial Bodies
ISBN: 1402001150 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781402001154
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Proceedings of the US/European Celestial Mechanics Workshop, Poznan, Poland, July 3-7, 2000

Название: Artificial Water Channels: Faraday Discussion 209
ISBN: 1788013743 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781788013741
Издательство: Royal Society of Chemistry
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Описание: This book has a strong emphasis on the key challenges in the area for example the biophysics of protein water channels, biomimetics and what we may learn from natural proteins and synthesis and design of highly selective water channels.

Автор: Halina Pretka-Ziomek; Edwin Wnuk; P. Kenneth Seide
Название: Dynamics of Natural and Artificial Celestial Bodies
ISBN: 9048158656 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789048158652
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Описание: Proceedings of the US/European Celestial Mechanics Workshop, Poznan, Poland, July 3-7, 2000