Heat Waves

Brian Straughan's research is in partial differential equations, scientific computing, and their applications to problems in the real world.

• Preface.-Introduction.- Interaction with elasticity.-Interaction with fluids.-Acceleration waves.-Shock waves.-Numerical solutions.-Qualitative estimates.-Spatial decay.-Nanofluids.-Other applications.-References.

From the reviews: "The purpose of the present book ... is to discuss from both physical and mathematical viewpoints the various proposals of generalization of Fourier's conduction law as to render the heat propagation equation in some hyperbolic form. ... this book, with its rich references and rigorous mathematics, provides an invaluable synthesis on the subject matter ... . It belongs on the shelf of all graduate students, scientists and engineers interested in thermal waves." (Gerard A. Maugin, Journal of Thermal Stresses, Vol. 37 (3), 2014) "The presentation of the material is clear and consequential, and reading it is pleasant. The book can be useful for scholars working in continuum thermodynamics and applied mathematics. It can be chosen as a textbook for some graduate courses or in Ph.D. programs in applied mathematics or mathematical engineering. The exercises at the end of Chapters ... are useful didactic additions." (Paolo Maria Mariano, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012 j)