Gauge Invariance Approach to Acoustic Fields

By Woon Siong Gan

Book Overview

Introduction.- History of Gauge Theory.- Coordinate Systems as the Framework of Equations.- Gauge Fields.- Covariant Derivative in Gauge Theory.- Lie Groups.- Global Gauge Invariance.- Local Gauge Invariance.- Gauge Fixing.- Noether's Theorem.- Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Phonon as the Goldstone Mode.- Time Reversal Acoustics and Super resolution.- Negative Refraction, Acoustical Metamaterials, and Acoustical Cloaking.- New Acoustics based on Metamaterials.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811387532
• ISBN13: 9789811387531
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"