Rayleigh-Wave Theory and Application
. Ed(S): Ash, Lieutenant-Colonel Eric A.; Paige, Edward G.S.
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Paperback. Organised by the Rank Prize Funds Editor(s): Ash, Lieutenant-Colonel Eric A.; Paige, Edward G.S. Series: Springer Series on Wave Phenomena. Num Pages: 362 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 568.
There is no respect for mere age in Science or Technology. Yet the cen tenary of the discovery, by the third Lord Rayleigh, that elastic waves can be guided by a surface, is memorable for the contradictions which it encompasses: Rayleigh's assessment of his classic 1885 paper as a rather minor mathematical development with a potential value only in seismology on the one hand; on the other the rediscovery of the subject in a totally that of electronic signal processing - which has led to its different fiel- explosive growth over the last twenty years. The new surface acoustic wave ... Read more
There is no respect for mere age in Science or Technology. Yet the cen tenary of the discovery, by the third Lord Rayleigh, that elastic waves can be guided by a surface, is memorable for the contradictions which it encompasses: Rayleigh's assessment of his classic 1885 paper as a rather minor mathematical development with a potential value only in seismology on the one hand; on the other the rediscovery of the subject in a totally that of electronic signal processing - which has led to its different fiel- explosive growth over the last twenty years. The new surface acoustic wave ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series on Wave Phenomena
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642826238
SKU
V9783642826238
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