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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452337103321

Autore

Shvart͡sburg A. B (Aleksandr Borisovich)

Titolo

Waves in gradient metamaterials [[electronic resource] /] / Alexander B. Shvartsburg, Alexei A. Maradudin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hackensack] N.J., : World Scientific, c2013

ISBN

1-299-46263-4

981-4436-96-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (339 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MaradudinAlexei A. <1931->

Disciplina

620.1/1

Soggetti

Metamaterials

Nanostructures

Nanophotonics

Dielectrics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; 1. Introduction; Bibliography; 2. Non-local Dispersion of Heterogeneous Dielectrics; 2.1. Giant Heterogeneity-Induced Dispersion of Gradient Photonic Barriers; 2.2. Reflectance and Transmittance of Subwavelength Gradient Photonic Barriers: Generalized Fresnel Formulae; 2.3. Non-Fresnel Reflectance of Unharmonic Periodic Gradient Structures; Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 2; Bibliography; 3. Gradient Photonic Barriers: Generalizations of the Fundamental Model; 3.1. Effects of the Steepness of the Refractive Index Profile near the Barrier Boundaries on Reflectance Spectra

3.2. Asymmetric Photonic Barriers3.3. Inverse Functions and Parametric Presentations - New Ways to Model the Photonic Barriers; Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 3; Bibliography; 4. Resonant Tunneling of Light Through Gradient Dielectric Nanobarriers; 4.1. Transparency Windows for Evanescent Modes: Amplitude - Phase Spectra of Transmitted Waves; 4.2. Energy Transfer in Gradient Media by Evanescent Waves; 4.3. Weakly Attenuated Tunneling of Radiation Through a Subwavelength Slit, Confined by Curvilinear Surfaces;



Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 4; Bibliography

5. Interaction of Electromagnetic Waves with Continuously Structured Dielectrics5.1. Reflectance/Transmittance Spectra of Lossy Gradient Nanostructures; 5.2. Interplay of Natural and Artificial Dispersion in Gradient Coatings; 5.3. EM Radiation in Gradient Superlattices; Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 5; Bibliography; 6. Polarization Phenomena in Gradient Nanophotonics; 6.1. Wideangle Broadband Antireflection Coatings; 6.2. Polarization-Dependent Tunneling of Light in Gradient Optics; 6.3. Reflectionless Tunneling and Goos-Hanchen Effect in Gradient Metamaterials

Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 6Bibliography; 7. Gradient Optics of Guided and Surface Electromagnetic Waves; 7.1. Narrow-Banded Spectra of S-polarized Guided Electromagnetic Waves on the Surface of a Gradient Medium: Heterogeneity-Induced Dispersion; 7.1.1. 0   c; 7.2. Surface Electromagnetic Waves on a Curvilinear Interface: Geometrical Dispersion; 7.3. Surface Electromagnetic Waves on Rough Surfaces: Roughness-Induced Dispersion; 7.3.1. Periodically corrugated surfaces; 7.3.2. A randomly rough surface; Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 7; Bibliography

8. Non-local Acoustic Dispersion of Gradient Solid Layers8.1. Gradient Acoustic Barrier with Variable Density: Reflectance/Transmittance Spectra of Longitudinal Sound Waves; 8.2. Heterogeneous Elastic Layers: "Auxiliary Barrier" Method; 8.3. Double Acoustic Barriers: Combined Effects of Gradient Elasticity and Density; Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 8; Bibliography; 9. Shear Acoustic Waves in Gradient Elastic Solids; 9.1. Strings with Variable Density; 9.2. Torsional Oscillations of a Graded Elastic Rod; 9.3. Tunneling of Acoustic Waves Through a Gradient Solid Layer

Comments and Conclusions to Chapter 9

Sommario/riassunto

This book opens a new avenue to an engendering field of applied physics, located at the "crossing" of modern photonics, electromagnetics, acoustics and material science. It also highlights the concept of "non-locality", which proves to be not a special feature of quantum phenomena, but is shown to have an important counterpart in classical physics and its engineering applications too. Furthermore, it visualizes the physical results by means of simple analytical presentations, reduced sometimes to the elementary functions.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809936603321

Autore

Lennie June

Titolo

Evaluating communication for development : a framework for social change / / June Lennie and Jo Tacchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-15514-7

0-203-07849-7

1-299-14841-7

1-136-15515-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages ) : illustrations (black and white)

Altri autori (Persone)

TacchiJo

Disciplina

306.44/9

Soggetti

Communication in community development - Evaluation

Social change

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Earthscan from Routledge."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction 2. Framework for Evaluating Communication for Development 3. New Thinking and Trends 4. Challenges, Issues and Strategies 5. Evaluation Capacity Development 6. Key Approaches, Methodologies and Methods 7. Conclusion and Implementation

Sommario/riassunto

This title presents the latest thinking and detailed descriptions and critiques of a number of important trends, challenges and approaches associated with evaluating, researching and assessing the impacts of international development programs focussed on social change through communication for development.