Background
Rowlands, George was born on November 17, 1932 in Chirk, Wales. Son of Edmund and Elizabeth Ellen (Edwards) Rowlands.
(This revised and updated second edition of a highly succe...)
This revised and updated second edition of a highly successful text embraces a universal approach to three major developments in classical physics: namely, nonlinear waves, solitons, and chaos. The authors include new material on biology and laser theory, and go on to discuss important recent developments such as soliton metamorphosis. They also offer a new section on a direct method to study transverse instabilities of pulse-like structures. A comprehensive treatment of basic plasma and fluid configurations and instabilities is followed by a study of the relevant nonlinear structures. Additional key features comprise color illustrations of soliton dynamics and end-of-chapter problems. In general, it will be of value to final year undergraduates and beginning graduate students studying fluid dynamics, plasma physics and applied mathematics.
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Rowlands, George was born on November 17, 1932 in Chirk, Wales. Son of Edmund and Elizabeth Ellen (Edwards) Rowlands.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Leeds (England) University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Leeds (England) University, 1956.
Postdoctoral fellow, National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1956-1957; fellow, Atomic Energy Establishment, Harwell, England, 1957-1960; senior science officer, Atomic Energy Establishment, Harwell, England, 1960-1962; senior science officer, Atomic Energy Establishment, Culham, England, 1962-1966; senior lecturer physics, U. Warwick, Coventry, England, 1966-1972; reader, U. Warwick, Coventry, England, 1972-1992; professor, U. Warwick, Coventry, since 1992.
(This revised and updated second edition of a highly succe...)
(This revised and updated second edition of a highly succe...)
Fellow Institute Physics.
Married Gwenda Dora Pearson, September 17, 1956 (divorced 1986). Children: Gwilym David, Mathew Philip. Married Inga Starke Harland, November 9, 1990.
Children: Robert Philip Harland, Janet Louise Pearce.