Waves

Waves

by Raichlen, Fredric

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Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How are they formed and why do they break on the shore?

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Waves / Fredric Raichlen.

Summary

Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How are they formed and why do they break on the shore?

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):MIT Press
  • Place of Publication:Cambridge, Mass
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 236 pages : : illustrations ; : 18 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780262518239, 0262518236
  • oclc:ocn793580733
  • LC Classification:TC172
  • Dewey Decimal:551.46/3

Table of Contents

Waves -- The wind -- Tides -- Waves and the shore -- Extreme waves -- Afterword -- Appendix: Equations.

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Subjects

Mécanique ondulatoire Ocean waves Vagues Water waves Wave mechanics

Writers

Raichlen, Fredric

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