| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 388 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Series on complexity, nonlinearity and chaos,
2010-0019 ;
v. 1
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Series on complexity, nonlinearity and chaos ; v. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A systematic study of chaotic ray dynamics in underwater acoustics began in the mid-1990s when it was realized that this factor plays a crucial role in long-range sound propagation in the ocean. The phenomenon of ray chaos and its manifestation at a finite wavelength -- wave chaos -- have been investigated by combining methods from the theory of wave propagation and the theory of dynamical and quantum chaos. This is the first monograph summarizing results obtained in this field. Emphasis is made on the exploration of ray and modal structures of the wave field in an idealized environmental model with periodic range dependence and in a more realistic model with sound speed fluctuations induced by random internal waves. The book is intended for acousticians investigating the long-range sound transmission through the fluctuating ocean and also for researchers studying waveguide propagation in other media. It will be of major interest to scientists working in the field of dynamical and quantum chaos. |
| Contents |
Ray and wave propagation -- Ray chaos -- Wave chaos -- Chaotic phenomena in random environment -- Glossary of some concepts and notations in Hamiltonian chaos theory -- App. A. Models of a waveguide -- App. B. Derivation of ray equations -- App. C. Solution of the transport equation -- App. D. Stationary phase technique. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Underwater acoustics.
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Underwater acoustics. |
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Waves.
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Waves. |
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Chaotic behavior in systems.
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Chaotic behavior in systems. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Makarov, Denis.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ray and wave chaos in ocean acoustics. Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2010 9789814273176 (OCoLC)317918978 |
| ISBN |
9789814273183 (electronic book) |
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981427318X (electronic book) |
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9789814273176 |
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9814273171 |
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