The main theme of this highly successful book is that the transmission of energy by wave propagation is fundamental
to almost every branch of physics. Therefore, besides giving students a thorough grounding in the theory of waves
and vibrations, the book also demonstrates the pattern and unity of a large part of physics.
This new edition has been thoroughly revised and has been redeisgned to meet the best contemporary standards. It
includes new material on electron waves in solids using the Kronig-Penney model to show how their allowed energies
are limited to Brillouin zones, The role of phonons is also discussed. An Optical Transform is used to demonstrate
the modern method of lens testing. In the last two chapters the sections on chaos and solitons have been reduced
but their essential contents remain.
As with earlier editions, the book has a large number of problems together with hints on how to solve them. The
Physics of Vibrations and Waves, 6th Edition will prove invaluable for students taking a first full course in the
subject across a variety of disciplines particularly physics, engineering and mathematics.
Table of Contents
Introduction to First Edition.
Introduction to Second Edition.
Introduction to Third Edition.
Introduction to Fourth Edition.
Introduction to Fifth Edition.
Introduction to Sixth Edition.
1 Simple Harmonic Motion.
2 Damped Simple Harmonic Motion.
3 The Forced Oscillator.
4 Coupled Oscillations.
5 Transverse Wave Motion.
6 Longitudinal Waves.
7 Waves on Transmission Lines.
8 Electromagnetic Waves.
9 Waves in More than One Dimension.
10 Fourier Methods.
11 Waves in Optical Systems.
12 Interference and Diffraction.
13 Wave Mechanics.
14 Non-linear Oscillations and Chaos.
15 Non-linear Waves, Shocks and Solitons.
Appendix 1: Normal Modes, Phase Space and Statistical Physics.
