Ultrasonics: Physics and Applications

This book provides a review of state-of-art technological developments in applied ultrasonics with a focus on recent advances in ultrasonic research, covering metrological applications, non-destructive evaluation, sensing, devices, and physics, as well as medical diagnosis and treatment. The first part of this book focuses on the physics of acoustic waves, and their propagation and addresses viscoelasticity, as well as metrological applications including laser ultrasonics. Part two reviews some recent developments of importance to industrial applications, whilst the final part introduces developments in biomedical applications.

The book will be an essential resource and instructional guide to the field for a broad range of students, researchers, and engineers. The reader can readily understand the direction of research in the subject, appreciate the numerous possibilities of using ultrasound, and grasp the potential applications of the phenomenon and current challenges.

Key Features:

• Encompasses fundamental physics and applications.
• Provides state-of-art technological coverage in applied ultrasonics
• Reviews recent research and applications in science, medicine and industrial settings.
• Provides an introductory overview for each chapter.
• Transfers key technologies, helping the reader to quickly acquire measurement skills.

本書提供了應用超聲波技術的最新發展綜述，重點關注超聲波研究的最新進展，包括計量應用、非破壞性評估、感測、設備和物理，以及醫學診斷和治療。本書的第一部分聚焦於聲波物理學、傳播和黏彈性，並介紹了包括激光超聲波在內的計量應用。第二部分回顧了一些對工業應用至關重要的最新發展，最後一部分介紹了生物醫學應用的發展。

本書將成為廣大學生、研究人員和工程師在這一領域的重要資源和教學指南。讀者可以迅速了解該領域的研究方向，體會到使用超聲波的眾多可能性，並掌握該現象的潛在應用和當前挑戰。

主要特點：
- 包括基礎物理和應用。
- 提供應用超聲波技術的最新技術涵蓋範圍。
- 回顧了科學、醫學和工業領域的最新研究和應用。
- 為每個章節提供了入門概述。
- 傳授關鍵技術，幫助讀者快速掌握測量技能。