Microstructured Materials: Inverse Problems

• Main Authors: Janno, Jaan (Author), Engelbrecht, Jüri (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Springer Monographs in Mathematics,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Partial differential equations.; Mechanics.; Continuum mechanics.; Structural materials.; Partial Differential Equations.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Structural Materials.

Complex, microstructured materials are widely used in industry and technology and include alloys, ceramics and composites. Focusing on non-destructive evaluation (NDE), this book explores in detail the mathematical modeling and inverse problems encountered when using ultrasound to investigate hetero...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1 Inverse problems and non-destructive evaluation
• 2 Mathematical models of microstructured solids
• 3 Linear waves
• 4 Inverse problems for linear waves
• 5 Solitary waves in nonlinear models
• 6 Inverse problems for solitary waves
• 7 Summary
• References
• Index.