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Caustics, Catastrophes and Wave Fields

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  • © 1993

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Authors:
  1. Yu. A. Kravtsov

    1. Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia

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  2. Yu. I. Orlov

    1. Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia

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  • Treats most modern methods for describing propagation problems of electromagnetic and other waves.

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Wave Phenomena (SSWAV, volume 15)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XII
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  2. Introduction

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 1-7

  3. Rays and Caustics

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 8-33

  4. Caustics as Catastrophes

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 34-47

  5. Typical Integrals of Catastrophe Theory

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 48-72

  6. Uniform Caustic Asymptotics Derived with Standard Integrals

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 73-115

  7. Maslov’s Method of the Canonical Operator

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 116-134

  8. Method of Interference Integrals

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 135-147

  9. Penumbra Caustics

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 148-159

  10. Modifications and Generalizations of Standard Integrals and Functions

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 160-189

  11. Caustics Revisited

    • Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov
    Pages 190-201

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 202-216
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About this book

Caustics, Catastrophes and Wave Fields in a sense continues the treatment of the earlier volume 6 "Geometrical Optics of Inhomogeneous Media" in the present book series, by analysing caustics and their fields on the basis of modern catastrophe theory. This volume covers the key generalisations of geometrical optics related to caustic asymptotic expansions: The Lewis-Kravtsov method of standard functions, Maslov's method of caonical operators, Orlov's method of interference integrals, as well as their modifications for penumbra, space-time, random and other types of caustics. All the methods are amply illustrated by worked problems concerning relevant wave-field applications.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Space Research Institute, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia

    Yu. A. Kravtsov

  • Power Engineering Institute, Moscow, Russia

    Yu. I. Orlov

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Caustics, Catastrophes and Wave Fields

  • Authors: Yu. A. Kravtsov, Yu. I. Orlov

  • Series Title: Springer Series on Wave Phenomena

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59887-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-64227-5Published: 05 November 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-64167-1Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-59887-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0931-7252

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XII, 216

  • Topics: Acoustics, Classical Electrodynamics

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