J. F. James

A Student's Guide to Fourier Transforms

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A concise introduction to Fourier transforms, this updated edition includes new and interesting material, such as convolution with a sinusoid, coherence, the Michelson stellar interferometer and the van Cittert-Zernike theorem, Babinet's principle and dipole arrays. It is invaluable to students of physics, electrical and electronic engineering, and computer science.

Produktdetails

• Student's Guides
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 3. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 162
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 260g
• ISBN-13: 9780521176835
• ISBN-10: 0521176832
• Artikelnr.: 32694681

Autorenporträt

John James has held teaching positions at the University of Minnesota, Queen's University, Belfast and the University of Manchester. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, a member of the Optical Society of America and of the International Astronomical Union. His research interests include the invention, design and construction of astronomical instruments and their use in astronomy, cosmology and upper-atmosphere physics.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Physics and Fourier transforms; 2. Useful properties and theorems; 3. Applications 1: Fraunhofer diffraction; 4. Applications 2: signal analysis and communication theory; 5. Applications 3: spectroscopy and spectral line shapes; 6. Two-dimensional Fourier transforms; 7. Multi-dimensional Fourier transforms; 8. The formal complex Fourier transform; 9. Discrete and digital Fourier transforms; 10. Appendix; 11. Bibliography; 12. Index.

Rezensionen

From previous editions: 'It is the wide range of topics that makes this book so appealing ... I highly recommend this book for the advanced student ... Even the expert who wants a deeper appreciation of the Fourier transform will find the book useful.' Computers in Physics