Physics of Waves

A wave is a method of transferring energy from one place to another without transferring matter. A wave can be transverse, where a disturbance creates oscillations that are perpendicular to the propagation of energy transfer, or longitudinal: the oscillations are parallel to the direction of energy propagation. While mechanical waves can be both transverse and longitudinal, all electromagnetic waves are transverse in free space.This collection aims to illustrate how wave phenomena arise in any system of coupled linear oscillators with translation invariance and local interactions.

Print ISBN: 978-1-68251-395-8 | $155 | 2018 | Hardcover

Editor: Alwin Garcin