《流体中的波(英文影印版)》(作者莱特希尔)是一部讲述流体力学的基础理论教程，是一部很难超越的经典。自1978年首次出版以来，本书曾于1978，1979，1980，1987，1990，1993，1996，2001，2005多次重印出版。书中包括了许多十分重要和有趣图片，弥补了有些学生不能走进实验室现场观察流体现象的缺憾。每章末都包含有习题。和许多同类书比较，本书对于激发数学专业和工程专业的学生学习本专业具有很大的帮助作用。

　　读者对象：物理专业，应用数学专业的学生，老师以及工程人员。

Preface

Prologue

Chapter 1. Sound waves

1.1 The wave equation

1.2 The speed of sound

1.3 Acoustic energy and intensity

1.4 The simple source

1.5 The acoustic dipole

1.6 Compact source regions in general

1.7 Compact source regions with dipole far fields

1.8 Ripple-tank simulations

1.9 Scattering by compact bodies

1.10 Quadrupole radiation

1.11 Radiation from spheres

1.12 Radiation from plane walls

1.I3 Dissipation of acoustic energy

Exercises onChapter 1

Chapter 2. One-dimensional waves in fluids

2.1 Longitudinal waves in tubes and channels

2.2 Examples, including elastic tubes and open channels

2.3 Transmission of waves through junctions

2.4 Propagation through branching systems

2.5 Cavities, constrictions, resonators

2.6 Linear propagation with gradually varying composition and cross-section

2.7 Frictional attenuation

2.8 Nonlinear theory of plane waves

2.9 Simple waves

2.10 Shock waves

2.11 Theory.of simple waves incorporating weak shock waves

2.12 Hydraulic jumps

2.13 Nonlinear propagation with gradually varying composition and cross-section

2.14 Nonlinear geometrical acoustics

Exercises onChapter 2

Chapter 3. Water waves

3.1 Surface gravity waves

3.2 Sinusoidal waves on deep water

3.3 Sinusoidal waves on water of arbitrary, but uniform, depth

3.4 Ripples

3.5 Attenuation

3.6 Introduction to group velocity

3.7 The Fourier analysis of dispersive systems

3.8 Energy propagation velocity

3.9 Wave patterns made by obstacles in a steady stream

3.10 Ship waves

Exercises onChapter 3

Chapter 4- Internal waves

4.1 Introduction to internal gravity waves

4.z Combined theory of soundand internal waves

4.3 Internal waves in the ocean and in the atmosphere

4.4 Introduction to anisotropic dispersion

4.5 General theory of ray tracing

4.6 Ray tracing in a wind

4.7 Steady streaming generated by wave attenuation

4.8 Stationary phase in three dimensions

4.9 General theory of oscillating sources of waves

4.10 Internal waves generated by an oscillating source

4.11 Caustics

4.12 Wave generation by travelling forcing effects

4.13 Waveguides

Exercises onChapter 4

Contents

Epilogue

Part 1 A variety of waves in fluids

Part 2 Nonlinear effects on dispersive wave propagation Bibliography(indexed as pages A to Q)

Part 1 Some basic texts

Part 2 Acoustic literature

Part 3 Water-wave literature

Part 4 Stratified-fluids literature

Part 5 A bibliography for the epilogue

Notation list

Author index

Subject index