Modulated Waves; Theory and Applications

Waves occur naturally in a vast number of scientific or engineering situations. Ripples on a pond the light we see and the oscillations of bridges and buildings can often be described as solitary or interacting waves. Wave theory is therefore one of the most important branches of pure and applied science. In Modulated Waves: Theory and Applications Lev Ostrovsky and Alexander Potapov consider linear and nonlinear waves such as solitons waves in inhomogeneous media and many others. They discuss modulated waves-those characterized by a slow variation of the macroscopic parameters of amplitude frequency and profile. Most of the fundamentals of wave theory may be understood by considering this class of waves. Theoretical analysis is supported by examples from different branches of physics: electrodynamics fluid mechanics acoustics optics and the mechanics of solids.