Waves : a very short introduction / Mike Goldsmith.
We live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations, the seas and oceans tremble incessantly, sounds reverberate through land, sea, and air. Beneath the skin, our brains and bodies are awash with waves of their own, and the Universe is filled by a vast spectrum of electromagnetic radiat...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
590. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | We live in a world of waves. The Earth shakes to its foundations, the seas and oceans tremble incessantly, sounds reverberate through land, sea, and air. Beneath the skin, our brains and bodies are awash with waves of their own, and the Universe is filled by a vast spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, of which visible light is the narrowest sliver. Considering the main kinds of wave, their sources, effects, and uses, Mike Goldsmith discusses how wave motion results in a range of phenomena, such as reflection, diffraction, beats, and echoes; and explores the fundamental features shared by all waves in the natural world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 135 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191842095 0198803788 9780191842092 9780198803782 |