Waves: A Very Short Introduction

Waves: A Very Short Introduction
ISBN-10
0198803788
ISBN-13
9780198803782
Series
Waves
Category
Wave mechanics
Pages
135
Language
English
Published
2018
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
Mike Goldsmith

Description

From sound waves to gravitational waves, and from waves of light to crashing rollers on the ocean, Mike Goldsmith explores the fundamental features shared by all waves in the natural world, and considers the range of phenomena resulting from wave motion, including reflection, diffraction, and polarization in light, and beats and echoes in sound.

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