Diffuse Waves in Complex Media

There is a great deal of research into wave propagation in random media, in such fields as applied mathematics, materials science, atomic physics and geophysics. This book provides theoretical and practical introductions to topics such as localization of waves and band gap materials.

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There is a great deal of research into wave propagation in random media, in such fields as applied mathematics, acoustics, optics, materials science, atomic physics and geophysics. This book provides theoretical and practical introductions at research level to topics such as localization of waves, band gap materials, random matrices, dielectric media, laser cooled atoms, wave scattering from rough surfaces, randomly layered media, seismic waves and imaging the earth.