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Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics
David T. Blackstock Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471319791 |
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AN AUTHORITATIIVE, UP-TO-DATE INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ACOUSTICS
Easy to read and understand, Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics fills a long-standing need for an acoustics text that challenges but does not overpower graduate students in engineering and physics. Mathematical results and physical explanations go hand in hand, and a unique feature of the book is the balance it strikes between time-domain and frequency-domain presentations.
Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics is intended for a two-semester, first-year graduate course, but is also suitable for advanced undergraduates. Emphasis on plane waves in the first part of the book keeps the mathematics simple yet accommodates a broad range of topics: propagation, reflection and transmission, normal modes and simple waveguides for rectilinear geometries, horns, inhomogeneous media, and sound absorption and dispersion.
The second part of the book is devoted to a more rigorous development of the wave equation, spherical and cylindrical waves (including the more advanced mathematics required), advanced waveguides, baffled piston radiation, diffraction (treated in the time domain), and arrays. Applications and examples are drawn from:
Supplemented with more than 300 graphs and figures as well as copious end-of-chapter problems, Fundamentals of Physical Acoustics is also an excellent professional reference for engineers and scientists.
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Not finished yet........2007-08-23
A fairly practical book for a complex topic.......2006-12-07
Best intro to acoustics for engineers especially.......2006-12-05
Wonderful Book.......2005-04-27
Excellent text and reference.......2000-06-13
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Propagation of Radiowaves (Electromagnetic Waves)
Les W. Barclay Manufacturer: Institution of Electrical Engineers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0852961022 |
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The new edition of this outstanding book is based on a popular IEE Vacation School has been fully updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. With the growing need for wider bandwidths and the consequent need for frequency reuse, this second edition includes greater emphasis on the needs of digital technologies and to new kinds of radio systems. The content reflects the wide experience of an exceptional group of authors and the emphasis throughout is on the ITU Radiocommunication sector recommendations.
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Optical Waves in Crystals: Propagation and Control of Laser Radiation (Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics)
Amnon Yariv , and Pochi Yeh Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471430811 |
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Describes how laser radiation propagates in natural and artificial materials and how the state of radiation can be controlled and manipulated (phase intensity, polarization) by various means. New concepts and useful techniques are described in the problems. Includes many figures, tables, and examples.Customer Reviews:
The best there is!.......1998-11-05
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Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media (IEEE Press Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory)
Akira Ishimaru Manufacturer: Wiley-IEEE Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 078034717X |
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Electrical Engineering Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media A volume in the IEEE/OUP Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory Donald G. Dudley, Series Editor This IEEE Classic Reissue presents a unified introduction to the fundamental theories and applications of wave propagation and scattering in random media. Now for the first time, the two volumes of Wave Propagation and Scattering in Random Media previously published by Academic Press in 1978 are combined into one comprehensive volume. This book presents a clear picture of how waves interact with the atmosphere, terrain, ocean, turbulence, aerosols, rain, snow, biological tissues, composite material, and other media. The theories presented will enable you to solve a variety of problems relating to clutter, interference, imaging, object detection, and communication theory for various media. This book is expressly designed for engineers and scientists who have an interest in optical, microwave, or acoustic wave propagation and scattering. Topics covered include:Customer Reviews:
scattering of gaussian beam.......1998-10-17
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Wave Propagation in Elastic Solids (North-Holland Series in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics)
J.D. Achenbach Manufacturer: Elsevier Science ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0720403251 |
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The propagation of mechanical disturbances in solids is of interest in many branches of the physical scienses and engineering. This book aims to present an account of the theory of wave propagation in elastic solids. The material is arranged to present an exposition of the basic concepts of mechanical wave propagation within a one-dimensional setting and a discussion of formal aspects of elastodynamic theory in three dimensions, followed by chapters expounding on typical wave propagation phenomena, such as radiation, reflection, refraction, propagation in waveguides, and diffraction. The treatment necessarily involves considerable mathematical analysis. The pertinent mathematical techniques are, however, discussed at some length.Customer Reviews:
as hard as QM in physics.......2003-12-31
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Radio Frequency Principles and Applications: The Generation, Propagation, and Reception of Signals and Noise (IEEE Press Series on RF and Microwave Technology)
Albert A. Smith Manufacturer: Wiley-IEEE Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0780334310 |
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"Now, in a single convenient volume, you can have all the information you need on real-world applications of electromagnetic theory, including the prediction, analysis, and measurement of electromagnetic fields and their effects. RADIO FREQUENCY PRINCIPLES and APPLICATIONS will guide you from the basics of electromagnetic theory to the full range of new and vital applications.Author Albert A. Smith, Jr. provides a wealth of practical information in an accessible style, without using obtuse theory or requiring complex mathematical derivations.
This exceptionally ""readable"" text ties together the various related topics in a logical development, and the material flows from the fundamentals of electromagnetic fields to areas of practical application. The numerous figures provide helpful illustrations, and the appendicies offer additional mathematical details.
This book will be of particular use to engineers working in the many diverse fields relating to the application of electromagnetic concepts, including engineers involved in RF technology, EMC, radio wave propagation, antennas, radio frequency environments, wireless communications, microwaves, and space systems.
Professors: To request an examination copy simply e-mail collegeadoption@ieee.org."
Sponsored by:
IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society, IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society.
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Practical Antenna Handbook
Joseph J. Carr Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0071374353 |
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The Antenna Builder’s Bible – Updated and Better Than Ever!Design and construct your own antennas with step-by-step instructions and plans. Joseph J. Carr’s Practical Antenna Handbook, Fourth Edition, is an update of the most popular book on antennas ever written. This empowering guide blends theoretical concepts that engineers need to design practical antennas with hard-learned lessons derived from actually building and using antennas -- real antennas, not merely theoretical constructs on a blackboard. Certain to become the toolbox favorite of radio enthusiasts and professionals of all types, from technicians to citizen banders and shortwave listeners, it covers a wide variety of antennas: high-frequency dipole; vertically polarized HF; multiband and tunable wire; hidden and limited space; directional phased vertical and directional beam VHF/UHF transmitting and receiving; shortwave reception; microwave; and mobile, marine, and emergency. This state-of-the-art edition includes a new chapter on antenna modeling software and new coverage of small transmitting antennas and receiving loop antennas.
*Packaged with CD-ROM with antenna modeling software -- including material on EZNEC for Windows 3.0.
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Design and construct your own antennas with step-by-step instructions and plans. Joseph J. Carr's Practical Antenna Handbook, Fourth Edition, is an update of the most popular book on antennas ever written.Customer Reviews:
good info.......2007-07-09
HAM Radio Antenna.......2007-01-09
Good Book.......2001-12-10
1. Carr is more readable.
2. ARRL is more comprehensive, with 2.5 times the number of words as Carr.
3. ARRL has more photographs and better looking sketches.
3. ARRL has a multi-author approach (with technical checks and balances) as opposed to Carr's one-man approach. Carr contains few bibliographical references, whereas ARRL has tons of references for further reading.
My opinion: Carr is better for the beginner, but ARRL is better for details and as a reference book. Better yet, get both books, since they serve complementary purposes.
Great source for antenna ideas!.......2001-08-30
A Bible for the Antenna Guru.......2001-06-05
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Fundamentals of Distributed Amplification (Artech House Antennas and Propagation Library)
Thomas T. Y. Wong Manufacturer: Artech House Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0890066159 |
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Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Through Rain
Robert K. Crane Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0471613762 |
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Climatic factors such as rain, snow, and other forms of precipitation can have a significant impact on the transmission of radio, light, or heat waves in the atmosphere. Communication systems may experience a loss of signal caused by the effects of rain on a radio link. Radar systems may experience interference that distorts the amplitude of the target signal. Any remote sensing system that relies on the propagation of electromagnetic waves must therefore be designed to take these factors into account.Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Through Rain was written to help system designers in such fields as meteorology, telecommunications, radar, and aircraft guidance systems face the challenge of predicting and compensating for these potentially serious weather-related effects on communication or remote sensing systems around the world and above the surface of the earth.
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Through Rain describes and analyzes the interaction between electromagnetic waves and various forms of precipitation. Interdisciplinary in approach, this book provides a solid in-depth treatment of the underlying physics as well as applications in communications, the aerospace industry, and meteorology.
Through a combination of observations and models, Dr. Crane provides both students and practitioners of communication system design with a reliable statistical base for determining the frequency and severity of precipitation- generated attenuation episodes that can significantly impact on vital electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere.
An invaluable book for professionals and advanced students in electrical, aerospace, and communications engineering, remote sensing, physics, and meteorology, Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Through Rain represents a significant addition to the literature and an important contribution to our understanding and management of this problem.
Precipitation patterns can have a major impact on telecommunication and radar systems around the world. The frequency and duration of rain or snow in any given area at any given time can determine the extent to which vital electromagnetic waves may be compromised—causing interference or even failure in a system. The result of more than 30 years of research, Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Through Rain provides a clear analysis of attenuation by rain and other forms of precipitation on a wide range of vital communication systems.
Using observations and models, the author offers predictable statistics of rain events which can help to achieve more effective system designs. Its practical interdisciplinary approach makes Electromagnetic Wave Propagation Through Rain an indispensable resource for engineering professionals and advanced students in electrical, aerospace, and communications engineering.
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Difficult to Follow, Overly Empirical.......2002-09-22
Better for a tutorial on the subject of interaction of radio waves and the atmosphere is: Doppler Radar and Weather Observations by Richard J. Doviak, Dusan S. Zrnic or any of a number of books on radar meteorology. Apologies to the communications community but the radar guys have the most thorough treatment of the field, because it is the object of their study, rather than merely an impairment.
Crane's claim to fame is that you can use his book (and included Excel file) to make predictions about link availability for radio and radar installations. One shortcoming is trying to extend his result to other than surface to surface and surface to satellite links. It's possible, but I don't believe he's much help.
There is a similar ITU model and either is about as easy to use. I do not believe that one is decisively better than the other. Your choice of model may depend more on you institutions prejudices and traditions or your customers' "comfort level" with either model.
One problem with this book, IMHO is that its "derivations" are overly empirical and difficult to extend. (I do not think I am being uncharitable in expressing the opinion that they are mathematically unsound in places and the mathematically unsound derivations often depend on physical assumptions which he never really justifies.) I've seen people produce extremely slipshod analyses based on misapplication "Crane's model." And these results, inherited at third hand and barely understood, become gospel. Admittedly this is not so much the fault of Crane but of his would-be disciples.
Another problem is that his models are not easy to apply, as presented, one needs to depend on his spreadsheets. (This is Crane's fault.) It is difficult to extend his spreadsheet to mobile platforms, such as aircraft and ships. It would be nice to have the climate zone boundaries in tabular form so that one could model such platforms as they move around the earth.
The ITU models are more or less the same, the parameters and zone boundaries are different. Use whichever you're comfortable with. If you need to make ballpark estimates of link availability Crane's spreadsheet should be fine. If you want to learn about electromagnetic wave propagation through rain, go elsewhere.
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Propagation of electromagnetic waves in plasma (Russian monographs and texts on advanced mathematics and physics)
V. L Ginzburg Manufacturer: Gordon and Breach ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B0007GWM6W |
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classical.......2005-09-01
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