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Informationen zum Autor I wrote this one when I was a child myself, never had the proper timing to releaseit in a world where everything changes so fast, I couldn't be happier that I didwait before releasing this one. Along with many more of my Stephen King novelsthis one ranks above them all. It's designed so that even an eight year old can read it, an introduction to the spooky scary books I write.- King Klappentext The Manchester Physics SeriesGeneral Editors: F.K. Loebinger; F. Mandl; D.J. SandifordSchool of Physics and Astronomy, The University of ManchesterProperties of MatterB.H. Flowers and E MendozaStatistical Physics: Second Edition F. MandlElectromagnetism: Second Edition I.S. Grant and W.R.PhillipsStatistics R.J. BarlowSolid State Physics: Second Edition J.R. Hook and H.E. HallQuantum Mechanics F. MandlComputing for Scientists R.J. Barlow and A.R. BarnettThe Physics of Stars: Second Edition A.C. PhillipsNuclear Physics J.S. LilleyIntroduction to Quantum Mechanics A.C. PhillipsParticle Physics: Third Edition B.R. Martin and G. ShawDynamics and Relativity J.R. Forshaw and A.G. SmithVibrations and Waves G.C. KingVibrations and Waves is based on an introductory course given regularly by the author. The text provides the student with a thorough grounding in the theory of vibrations and waves.Throughout the book, the fundamental principles of vibrations and waves are emphasised so that these principles can be applied to a wide range of oscillating systems and to different kinds of waves.The text, which is divided into two sections, vibrations followed by waves, follows a logical progression from the simple harmonic oscillator to waves in continuous media.Vibrations and Waves includes:* Vibrations and waves beautifully and concisely described in terms of the mathematical equations used throughout the book* Worked examples throughout* Problems ranging in difficulty from simple to challengingSolutions and hints to the problems at the end of the book Zusammenfassung Die Einführung wendet sich an Physikstudierende im Grundstudium und präsentiert dementsprechend viele Fragen, Aufgaben und Übungen. Auf Mathematik wird so weit wie möglich verzichtet. Primäres Ziel ist es, Entwicklung und Aufbau des Wissensgebiets verständlich darzustellen. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editors' Preface to the Manchester Physics Series xi Author's Preface xiii 1 SIMPLE HARMONIC MOTION 1 1.1 Physical Characteristics of Simple Harmonic Oscillators 1 1.2 A Mass on a Spring 2 1.2.1 A mass on a horizontal spring 2 1.2.2 A mass on a vertical spring 5 1.2.3 Displacement, velocity and acceleration in simple harmonic motion 5 1.2.4 General solutions for simple harmonic motion and the phase angle ¿ 7 1.2.5 The energy of a simple harmonic oscillator 10 1.2.6 The physics of small vibrations 12 1.3 The Pendulum 17 1.3.1 The simple pendulum 17 1.3.2 The energy of a simple pendulum 19 1.3.3 The physical pendulum 22 1.3.4 Numerical solution of simple harmonic motion3 24 1.4 Oscillations in Electrical Circuits: Similarities in Physics 27 1.4.1 The LC circuit 27 1.4.2 Similarities in physics 29 PROBLEMS 1 29 2 THE DAMPED HARMONIC OSCILLATOR 33 2.1 Physical Characteristics of the Damped Harmonic Oscillator 33 2.2 The Equation of Motion for a Damped Harmonic Oscillator 34 2.2.1 Light damping 35 2.2.2 Heavy damping 37 2.2.3 Critical damping 38 2.3 Rate of Energy Loss in a Damped Harmonic Oscillator 41 2.3.1 The quality factor Q of a damped harmonic oscillator 43 2.4 Damped Electrical Oscillations 46 PROBLEMS 2 47 3 FORCED OSCILLATIONS 49 3.1 Physical Characteristics of Forced Harmonic Motion 50 3.2 The Equation of Motion of a Forced Harmonic...
