Wave Propagation in Linear and Nonlinear Periodic Media Analysis and Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Romeo, Francesco (Editor), Ruzzene, Massimo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: CISM Courses and Lectures, 540
• Subjects: Engineering.; Applied mathematics.; Engineering mathematics.; Statistical physics.; Vibration.; Dynamical systems.; Dynamics.; Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control.; Nonlinear Dynamics.; Applications of Mathematics.

The contributions in this volume present both the theoretical background and an overview of the state-of-the art in wave propagation in linear and nonlinear periodic media in a consistent format. They combine the material issued from a variety of engineering applications, spanning a wide range of le...

Table of Contents:

• Waves and defect modes in structures media
• Piezoelectric superlattices and shunted periodic arrays as tunable periodic structures and metamaterials
• Topology optimization
• Map-based approaches for periodic structures
• Methodologies for nonlinear periodic media.