Nonlinear hyperbolic waves in multi-dimensions

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Label

Nonlinear hyperbolic waves in multi-dimensions

Statement of responsibility

Phoolan Prasad

Creator

• Prasad, Phoolan

Subject

• Differential equations, Hyperbolic
• Nonlinear wave equations

Language

eng

Summary

"Nonlinear Hyperbolic Waves in Multi-dimensions is a self-contained treatment that includes all introductory material on nonlinear hyperbolic waves and the theory of shock waves. The author derives the ray theory for a nonlinear wavefront, discusses kink phenomena, and develops a new theory for plane and curved shock propagation. He also discusses Huygens' method and shows that Fermat's principle in an extended form is consistent with the ray theories presented. The book includes examples of the theory applied to converging nonlinear wavefronts and shock fronts in gas dynamics with a graphical presentation of the results of extensive numerical computations. There are also results on the propagation of a curved pulse in a transonic flow and on shock fronts with periodic shapes."--BOOK JACKET

Member of

• Chapman & Hall/CRC monographs and surveys in pure and applied mathematics, 121

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

531/.1133/01515355

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

QA927

LC item number

.P73 2001

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Chapman & Hall/CRC monographs and surveys in pure and applied mathematics

Series volume

121