Wavefield singularities : a caustic tale of dislocation and catastrophe
Thi~ dissertation discusses some aspects of the two principal types of singularity which can arise in wavefields: wavefront dislocations and caustics. After a general introduction in the prologue, chapter 1 develops the concept of wavefront dislocations in continuous and pulsed waves, building on th...
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University of Bristol
1977
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