Mechanical and electromagnetic vibrations and waves

Dealing with vibrations and waves, this text aims to provide understanding of the basic principles and methods of analysing various physical phenomena. The content includes the general properties of propagation, a detailed study of mechanical (elastic and acoustic) and electromagnetic waves, propagation, attenuation, dispersion, reflection, interference and diffraction of waves. It features chapters on the effect of motion of sources and observers (both classical and relativistic), emission of electromagnetic waves, standing and guided waves and a final chapter on de Broglie wa.

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Free Oscillations; 1.1. Oscillations and waves, period and frequency; 1.2. Simple harmonic vibrations: differential equation and linearity; 1.3. Complex representation and phasor representation; 1.4. Point mass subject to a force-Kx; 1.5. Angular oscillations; 1.6. Damped oscillations; 1.7. Dissipation of the energy of a damped oscillator; 1.8. Oscillating LCR circuits; 1.9. Small oscillations of a system with one degree of freedom; 1.10. Nonlinear oscillators; 1.11. Systems with two degrees of freedom.

1.12. Generalization to systems with n degrees of freedom1.13. Normal variables for systems with n degrees of freedom*; 1.14. Summary; 1.15. Problem solving suggestions; 1.16. Conceptual questions; 1.17. Problems; Chapter 2. Superposition of Harmonic Oscillations, Fourier Analysis; 2.1. Superposition of two scalar and isochronous simple harmonic oscillations; 2.2. Superposition of two perpendicular and isochronous vector oscillations, polarization; 2.3. Superposition of two perpendicular and non-isochronous oscillations.

2.4. Superposition of scalar non-synchronous harmonic oscillations, beats2.5. Fourier a…