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Nonlinear Waves (MAGIC021) |
GeneralThis course is part of the MAGIC core. Description
The aim of this module is to introduce students to the major ideas and techniques in the nonlinear wave theory (see the Syllabus).
SemesterSpring 2020 (Monday, January 20 to Friday, March 27) Hours
Timetable
PrerequisitesNo specific requirements. Standard undergraduate courses in analysis, mathematical methods and partial differential equations are desirable.
SyllabusMAGIC 021: Nonlinear Waves (20 hours) Lecturers: R.H.J. Grimshaw, G.A. El, K.R. Khusnutdinova
Main references:
[1] Whitham, G.B. 1974 Linear and Nonlinear Waves, Wiley, New York. [2] Ablowitz, M.J. & Segur, H. 1981 Solitons and the Inverse Scattering Transform, SIAM. [3] Dodd, R.K., Eilbeck, J.C., Gibbon, J.D. & Morris, H.C. 1982 Solitons and Nonlinear Waves Equations, Academic Press, Inc. [4] Novikov, S.P., Manakov, S.V., Pitaevskii, L.P. & Zakharov, V.E. 1984 The Theory of Solitons: The Inverse Scattering Method, Consultants, New York. [5] Newell, A.C. 1985 Solitons in Mathematics and Physics, SIAM. [6] Drazin, P.G. & Johnson R.S. 1989 Solitons: an Introduction, Cambridge University Press, London. [7] Scott, A. 1999 Nonlinear Science: Emergence and Dynamics of Coherent Structures, Oxford University Press Inc., New York. [8] Kamchatnov, A.M. 2000 Nonlinear Periodic Waves and Their Modulations-An Introductory Course, World Scientific, Singapore. [9] Kivshar, Y.S., Agrawal, G. 2003 Optical Solitons: From Fibers to Photonic Crystals, Elsevier Science, USA. [10] Braun, O.M., Kivshar, Y.S. 2004 The Frenkel-Kontorova model. Concepts, methods, and applications. Springer, Berlin. [11] Grimshaw, R. (ed.). 2005 Nonlinear Waves in Fluids: Recent Advances and Modern Applications. CISM Courses and Lectures, No. 483, Springer, Wien, New York. [12] Grimshaw, R. (ed.) 2007 Solitary Waves in Fluids. Advances in Fluid Mechanics, Vol 47, WIT Press, UK. Other courses that you may be interested in: Lecturers
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