Summary The book is devoted to the very basis of acoustics and vibro-acoustics. The physics of the phenomena, the analytical methods and the modern numerical techniques are presented in a concise form. Many examples illustrate the fundamental problems and predictions (analytic or numerical) and are often compared to experiments. Some emphasis is put on the mathematical tools required by rigorous theory and reliable prediction methods. |
Table of Contents Foreword. Preface. Jean-Pierre Lefebvre, Physical Basis of Acoustics. Acoustics of Enclosures. Diffraction of Acoustic Waves and Boundary Integral Equations. Dominique Habault, Outdoor Sound Propagation. Dominique Habault, Analytic Expansions and Approximation Methods. Dominique Habault, Boundary Integral Equation Methods--Numerical Techniques. Aime Bergassoli, Introduction to Guided Waves. Paul J.T. Filippi, Transmission and Radiation of Sound by Thin Plates. Problems. Dominique Habault and Paul J.T. Filippi, Mathematical Appendix: Notations and Definitions. Bibliography. Index. |