Introduction to Vibrations and Waves by H. John Pain (English) Hardcover Book

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This book presents a solid introduction for undergraduates to the basic physics of vibrations and waves.

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Based on the successful multi-edition book "The Physics of Vibrations and Waves" by John Pain, the authors carry over the simplicity and logic of the approach taken in the original first edition with its focus on the patterns underlying and connecting so many aspects of physical behavior, whilst bringing the subject up-to-date so it is relevant to teaching in the 21st century.The transmission of energy by wave propagation is a key concept that has applications in almost every branch of physics with transmitting mediums essentially acting as a continuum of coupled oscillators. The characterization of these simple oscillators in terms of three parameters related to the storage, exchange, and dissipation of energy forms the basis of this book. The text moves naturally on from a discussion of basic concepts such as damped oscillations, diffraction and interference to more advanced topics such as transmission lines and attenuation, wave guides, diffusion, Fourier series, and electromagnetic waves in dielectrics and conductors. Throughout the text the emphasis on the underlying principles helps readers to develop their physics insight as an aid to problem solving.This book provides undergraduate students of physics and engineering with the mathematical tools required for full mastery of the concepts. With worked examples presented throughout the text, as well as the Problem sets concluding each chapter, this textbook will enable students to develop their skills and measure their understanding of each topic step-by-step.A companion website is also available, which includes solutions to chapter problems and PowerPoint slides.Review of "The Physics of Vibrations and Waves 6e"This is an excellent textbook, full of interesting material clearly explained and fully worthy of being studied by future contributors ..." Journal of Sound and Vibration

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Based on the successful multi-edition book, The Physics of Vibrations and Waves , by John Pain. Here the authors carry over the simplicity and logic of the approach taken in the original first edition with its focus on the patterns underlying and connecting so many aspects of physical behaviour, whilst bringing the subject up to date so it is relevant to teaching in the 21st century. The transmission of energy by wave propagation is a key concept that has applications in almost every branch of physics with transmitting mediums essentially acting as a continuum of coupled oscillators. The characterisation of these simple oscillators in terms of three parameters related to the storage, exchange and dissipation of energy forms the basis of this book. The text moves naturally from a discussion of basic concepts such as damped oscillations, diffraction and interference, to more advanced topics such as transmission lines and attenuation, wave guides, diffusion, Fourier series, and electromagnetic waves in dielectrics and conductors. Throughout the text, the emphasis on the underlying principles helps readers to develop their physics insight as an aid to problem solving. This book provides undergraduate students of physics and engineering with the mathematical tools required for full mastery of the concepts. With worked examples presented throughout the text, as well as the problem sets concluding each chapter, this textbook will enable students to develop their skills and measure their understanding of each topic step by step. Review of The Physics of Vibrations and Waves, Sixth Edition 'This is an excellent textbook, full of interesting material clearly explained and fully worthy of being studied by future contributors ...' Journal of Sound and Vibration

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Based on the successful multi-edition book, The Physics of Vibrations and Waves , by John Pain. Here the authors carry over the simplicity and logic of the approach taken in the original first edition with its focus on the patterns underlying and connecting so many aspects of physical behaviour, whilst bringing the subject up to date so it is relevant to teaching in the 21st century. The transmission of energy by wave propagation is a key concept that has applications in almost every branch of physics with transmitting mediums essentially acting as a continuum of coupled oscillators. The characterisation of these simple oscillators in terms of three parameters related to the storage, exchange and dissipation of energy forms the basis of this book. The text moves naturally from a discussion of basic concepts such as damped oscillations, diffraction and interference, to more advanced topics such as transmission lines and attenuation, wave guides, diffusion, Fourier series, and electromagnetic waves in dielectrics and conductors. Throughout the text, the emphasis on the underlying principles helps readers to develop their physics insight as an aid to problem solving. This book provides undergraduate students of physics and engineering with the mathematical tools required for full mastery of the concepts. With worked examples presented throughout the text, as well as the problem sets concluding each chapter, this textbook will enable students to develop their skills and measure their understanding of each topic step by step. Review of The Physics of Vibrations and Waves, Sixth Edition 'This is an excellent textbook, full of interesting material clearly explained and fully worthy of being studied by future contributors ...' Journal of Sound and Vibration

Author Biography

H. J. PainEmeritus, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, UK Patricia RankinDepartment of Physics, University of Colorado, USA

Table of Contents

Acknowledgement x About the companion website xi Preface xii Introduction xiii Table of Constants xiv Table of Energy Storing Processes xv 1 Simple Harmonic Motion 1 1.1 Displacement in Simple Harmonic Motion 4 1.2 Velocity and Acceleration in Simple Harmonic Motion 7 1.2.1 Non-linearity 8 1.3 Energy of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator 8 1.4 Simple Harmonic Oscillations in an Electrical System 12 1.5 Superposition of Two Simple Harmonic Vibrations in One Dimension 14 2 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion 21 2.1 Complex Numbers 22 2.2 The Exponential Series 22 2.2.1 The Exponential Series and the Law of Compound Interest 23 2.2.2 Note on the Binomial Theorem 25 2.2.3 Region 1. Heavy Damping (r2/4m2 > ω20) 28 2.2.4 Region 2. Critical Damping (r2/4m2 = ω20) 30 2.2.5 Region 3. Damped Simple Harmonic Motion (r2/4m2 < ω20) 31 2.3 Methods of Describing the Damping of an Oscillator 33 2.3.1 Logarithmic Decrement 33 2.3.2 Relaxation Time or Modulus of Decay 35 2.3.3 The Quality Factor or Q-value of a Damped Simple Harmonic Oscillator 35 2.3.4 Energy Dissipation 37 2.3.5 Damped SHM in an Electrical Circuit 38 3 The Forced Oscillator 41 3.1 The Operation of i upon a Vector 41 3.2 Vector Form of Ohm's Law 43 3.3 The Tuned LCR Circuit 45 3.4 Power Supplied to Oscillator by the Input Voltage 47 3.5 The Q-Value in Terms of the Resonance Absorption Bandwidth 48 3.6 The Forced Mechanical Oscillator 50 3.7 Behaviour of Velocity v in Magnitude and Phase versus Driving Force Frequency ω 56 3.8 Behaviour of Displacement x versus Driving Force Frequency ω 57 3.9 The Q-Value as an Amplification Factor 59 3.10 Significance of the Two Components of the Displacement Curve 60 3.11 Problem on Vibration Insulation 63 3.12 The Effect of the Transient Term 65 4 Coupled Oscillations 69 4.1 Stiffness (or Capacitance) Coupled Oscillators 69 4.2 Normal Modes of Vibration, Normal Coordinates and Degrees of Freedom 72 4.3 Mass or Inductance Coupling 77 4.4 Coupled Oscillations of a Loaded String 81 4.5 The Wave Equation 87 5 Transverse Wave Motion (1) 95 5.1 Partial Differentiation 95 5.2 Waves 98 5.3 Velocities in Wave Motion 99 5.4 The Wave Equation 99 5.5 Solution of the Wave Equation 101 5.6 Characteristic Impedance of a String (the String as a Forced Oscillator) 105 5.7 Reflection and Transmission of Waves on a String at a Boundary 108 5.8 Reflection and Transmission of Energy 112 5.9 The Reflected and Transmitted Intensity Coefficients 113 5.10 Matching of Impedances 113 5.11 Standing Waves on a String of Fixed Length 113 5.12 Standing Wave Ratio 116 5.13 Energy in Each Normal Mode of a Vibrating String 116 6 Transverse Wave Motion (2) 121 6.1 Wave Groups, Group Velocity and Dispersion 121 6.1.1 Superposition of Two Waves of Almost Equal Frequencies 121 6.1.2 Wave Groups, Group Velocity and Dispersion 123 6.2 Wave Group of Many Components. The Bandwidth Theorem 125 6.3 Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle 128 6.4 Transverse Waves in Periodic Structures (1) Waves in a Crystal 129 6.5 Linear Array of Two Kinds of Atoms in an Ionic Crystal 132 6.6 Transverse Waves in Periodic Structures (2) The Diffusion Equation, Energy Loss from Wave Systems 135 7 Longitudinal Waves 141 7.1 Sound Waves in Gases 141 7.2 Energy Distribution in Sound Waves 145 7.3 Intensity of Sound Waves 148 7.4 Longitudinal Waves in a Solid 149 7.5 Application to Earthquakes 151 7.6 Reflection and Transmission of Sound Waves at Boundaries 152 7.7 Reflection and Transmission of Sound Intensity 154 7.8 Water Waves 154 7.9 Doppler Effect 156 8 Waves on Transmission Lines 161 8.1 Ideal or Lossless Transmission Line 163 8.2 Coaxial Cables 164 8.3 Characteristic Impedance of a Transmission Line 165 8.4 Reflections from the End of a Transmission Line 167 8.5 Short Circuited Transmission Line (ZL =0) 167 8.6 The Transmission Line as a Filter 169 8.7 Effect of Resistance in a Transmission Line 172 8.8 Characteristic Impedance of a Transmission Line with Resistance 176 8.9 Matching Impedances 178 9 Electromagnetic Waves 183 9.1 Maxwell's Equations 183 9.2 Electromagnetic Waves in a Medium having Finite Permeability μ and Permittivity ε but with Conductivity σ =0 186 9.3 The Wave Equation for Electromagnetic Waves 188 9.4 Illustration of Poynting Vector 189 9.5 Impedance of a Dielectric to Electromagnetic Waves 191 9.6 Electromagnetic Waves in a Medium of Properties μ, ε and σ (where σ ≠ 0) 193 9.7 Skin Depth 196 9.8 Electromagnetic Wave Velocity in a Conductor and Anomalous Dispersion 197 9.9 When is a Medium a Conductor or a Dielectric? 198 9.10 Why will an Electromagnetic Wave not Propagate into a Conductor? 199 9.11 Impedance of a Conducting Medium to Electromagnetic Waves 200 9.12 Reflection and Transmission of Electromagnetic Waves at a Boundary 203 9.12.1 Normal Incidence 203 9.13 Reflection from a Conductor (Normal Incidence) 205 10 Waves in More Than One Dimension 209 10.1 Plane Wave Representation in Two and Three Dimensions 209 10.2 Wave Equation in Two Dimensions 210 10.3 Wave Guides 212 10.3.1 Reflection of a 2D Wave at Rigid Boundaries 212 10.4 Normal Modes and the Method of Separation of Variables 216 10.5 Two-Dimensional Case 217 10.6 Three-Dimensional Case 218 10.7 Normal Modes in Two Dimensions on a Rectangular Membrane 219 10.8 Normal Modes in Three Dimensions 221 10.9 3D Normal Frequency Modes and the de Broglie Wavelength 223 10.10 Frequency Distribution of Energy Radiated from a Hot Body. Planck's Law 223 10.11 Debye Theory of Specific Heats 225 11 Fourier Methods 229 11.1 Fourier Series 229 11.1.1 Worked Example of Fourier Series 233 11.1.2 Fourier Series for any Interval 233 11.2 Application of Fourier Sine Series to a Triangular Function 236 11.3 Application to the Energy in the Normal Modes of a Vibrating String 237 11.4 Fourier Series Analysis of a Rectangular Velocity Pulse on a String 240 11.5 Three-Phase Full Wave Rectification 243 11.6 The Spectrum of a Fourier Series 244 12 Waves in Optics (1) Interference 249 12.1 Light. Waves or Rays? 249 12.2 Fermat's Principle 250 12.3 The Laws of Reflection 251 12.4 The Law of Refraction 253 12.5 Interference and Diffraction 254 12.6 Interference 254 12.7 Division of Amplitude 254 12.8 Newton's Rings 257 12.9 Michelson's Spectral Interferometer 259 12.10 The Structure of Spectral Lines 261 12.11 Fabry–Pérot Interferometer 262 12.12 Resolving Power of the Fabry–Pérot Interferometer 264 12.12.1 Resolving Power 266 12.12.2 Finesse 266 12.12.3 Free Spectral Range 267 12.12.4 The Laser Cavity 268 12.12.5 Total Internal Reflection 270 12.12.6 The Thin Film Optical Wave Guide 270 12.13 Division of Wavefront 272 12.13.1 Interference between Waves from Two Slits or Sources 272 12.14 Interference from Two Equal Sources of Separation f 274 12.14.1 Separation f >> λ. Young's Slit Experiment 274 12.14.2 Separation f 

Details ISBN1118441109 Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc Year 2015 ISBN-10 1118441109 ISBN-13 9781118441107 Format Hardcover Short Title INTRO TO VIBRATIONS & WAVES Language English Media Book Publication Date 2015-03-27 Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Series Wiley Desktop Editions UK Release Date 2015-03-27 AU Release Date 2015-03-30 NZ Release Date 2015-03-30 Author Patricia Rankin Pages 368 Alternative 9781118441084 DEWEY 620.3 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education US Release Date 2015-03-27 We've got this

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