Diffraction by an Immersed Elastic Wedge

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This monograph presents the mathematical description and numerical computation of the high-frequency diffracted wave by an immersed elastic wave with normal incidence. The mathematical analysis is based on the explicit description of the principal symbol of the pseudo-differential operator connected with the coupled linear problem elasticity/fluid by the wedge interface. This description is subsequently used to derive an accurate numerical computation of diffraction diagrams for different incoming waves in the fluid, and for different wedge angles. The method can be applied to any problem of coupled waves by a wedge interface. This work is of interest for any researcher concerned with high frequency wave scattering, especially mathematicians, acousticians, engineers.

$Diffraction by Wedges (Pitman Research Notes in Mathematics Series,)$
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Diffraction by Wedges (Pitman Research Notes in Mathematics Series,)
Bair V Budaev
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The problem of wave diffraction by wedge-shaped structures is important in many applications, including electromagnetics, acoustics and geophysics. Numerous attempts to solve these problems have been made during the last 70 years using both analytical and numerical methods, but this has proved to be very difficult; only a few of the simplest problems of this type have been successfully solved. The difficulties are caused by the nonseparability of variables and the singular behaviour of solutions near the vertex. This Research Note presents a systematic approach allowing the consideration of arbitrary problems of this type and the development of stable numerical algorithms for their solution.

$NASA CR-2404: Electromagnetic and scalar diffraction by a right-angled wedge with uniform surface Impedance$
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NASA CR-2404: Electromagnetic and scalar diffraction by a right-angled wedge with uniform surface Impedance
Various
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Analysis and measurement of electromagnetic scattering by pyramidal and wedge absorbers (SuDoc NAS 1.26:181270)

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Analysis and measurement of electromagnetic scattering by pyramidal and wedge absorbers (SuDoc NAS 1.26:181270)
B. T. DeWitt
Manufacturer: Ohio State University, ElectroScience Laboratory, Dept. of Electrical Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center National Technical Information Service, distributor
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$Aperture reflection coefficient of a parallel-plate waveguide by wedge diffraction analysis (NASA contractor report)$
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Aperture reflection coefficient of a parallel-plate waveguide by wedge diffraction analysis (NASA contractor report)
R. C Rudduck
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$Application of wedge diffraction to antenna theory (NASA contractor report)$
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Application of wedge diffraction to antenna theory (NASA contractor report)
R. C Rudduck
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$Diffraction of an arbitrary pulse by a wedge$
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Diffraction of an arbitrary pulse by a wedge
Irvin William Kay
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$Electromagnetic and scalar diffraction by a right-angled wedge with a uniform surface impedance (NASA contractor report)$
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Electromagnetic and scalar diffraction by a right-angled wedge with a uniform surface impedance (NASA contractor report)
Y. M Hwang
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$Interior impedance wedge diffraction with surface waves (SuDoc NAS 1.26:182405)$
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Interior impedance wedge diffraction with surface waves (SuDoc NAS 1.26:182405)
Constantine A. Balanis
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$Mutual coupling in a three-element, parallel-plate waveguide array by wedge diffraction and surface integration techniques$
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Mutual coupling in a three-element, parallel-plate waveguide array by wedge diffraction and surface integration techniques
Siegfried Mikuteit
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If you are either learning French, or learning English as a second language (ESL) as a French speaker, this book is for you. There are many editions of The House of the Seven Gables. This one is worth the price if you would like to enrich your French-English vocabulary, whether for self-improvement or for preparation in advanced of college examinations. Each page is annotated with a mini-thesaurus of uncommon words highlighted in the text. Not only will you experience a great classic, but learn the richness of the English language with French synonyms at the bottom of each page. You will not see a full translation of the English text, but rather a running bilingual thesaurus to maximize the reader's exposure to the subtleties of both languages.

The House of the Seven Gables, Large-Print Edition

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The House of the Seven Gables, Large-Print Edition
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Manufacturer: Waking Lion Press
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ASIN: 1600964931
Release Date: 2006-08-03

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The wealthy Colonel Pyncheon covets the carpenter Mathew Maule’s land. A few years later, during the witch hysteria in Salem, Maule is brought before a judge on witchcraft charges and is sentenced to death. Before his execution, Maule curses the Pyncheon family. The Colonel, undaunted, continues to build an extravagant house on Maule’s property. After the house is finished, however, the Colonel is found dead, and the property deed is missing. More than 200 years later, we meet the family in its decaying, gabled mansion, still haunted by the presence of dead ancestors: Hepzibah, an elderly gentlewoman fallen on hard times; her ineffectual brother, Clifford; and young Phoebe, a country maiden who cheerfully takes it upon herself to care for her two doddering relations. There's also Holgrave, a free-spirited daguerreotypist, who makes a surprising transformation into conventional respectability. Hawthorne's masterful tales describe the brooding hold of the past over the present, twisting and turning through many generations of a venerable New England family. A true classic of American literature. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.

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The House of the Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts
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Binding: School & Library Binding

ASIN: 0531004171

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The relentless working out of a curse on the Pyncheon family of Salem. who have inhabited the House of Seven Gables for generations, is reviewed two centuries later by their descendants, with surprising results. Seven 90-minute cassettes.

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ponderous.......2007-08-03

Dusty classics of this type when assigned to poor high-school kids typically elicit a wave of one- and two-star reviews consisting mostly of complaints that the work was "boring", usually for the reasons of too much description or most commonly, "no plot". They have trouble simply getting through it, but their school deems the work edifying, or at least did the last time anybody bothered to review the reading lists, so it's off to SparkNotes and the sham continues.

I claim boredom for this work but not in that sense, having read it voluntarily after all. Two novels I have ploughed through in the last year, namely The Idiot and Tale of Two Cities were more "boring" in the sense of being hard to get through, though both were greater novels by far I thought. I had no trouble on the other hand getting through Seven Gables. The boredom for me rather arose from finding nothing particularly compelling about Hawthorne's observations. Only a ponderous "behold my pronouncements" style. Rendered the more dull read so soon after that marvel of deft wit and light touch, Gulliver's Travels. Hawthorne is the anti-Swift--no travels for him! His lumbering, self-important prose reflecting his stolid, adventure-free life.

An indiscriminate deployment of minute analysis unto every topic that wandered into his view--the chickens, the getting of Phoebe out of her bedroom and down the stairs (3 pages), as examples. And to what end? A dubious premise--that the sins of the ancestors are visited upon the descendants. By what mechanism--karma? The kind of God who keeps a ledger of credits and debits? Some mysterion he couldn't be bothered to elucidate, just woooo--ghosts! Then a banal and predictable outcome, in which all live happily. Half-baked trends such as "mesmerism" offered but not defended.

How the novel might have been improved by Hawthorne getting out the damn house and down the street. Wade into the hubbub down at the Salem wharfs five minutes away--plenty of real adventure and drama to be found there, no need to resort to spooks. Dickens walked miles and miles in London. Melville went whaling. But this recessive little piggie stayed home, and the book suffers for it. Humorless gasbag, I say.

Departure from what I normally read, but good.......2007-07-24

I've had a copy of the House of Seven Gables sitting on my bookshelf for a number of years. The poor little book is slightly out of place between a plethora of fantasy and science fiction novels. Every once in a while I try to venture into a different realm of subject. That's the reason I finally picked up this book to read. I would have read it sooner but I was forced to read "The Scarlet Letter" in high school and never had the heart to read another Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.

Not expecting much, I have to say I was very impressed with this book. The details got to be a bit much at times. I have to admit there were parts of the book that I scanned quit quickly because I just didn't need to know that much description about a certain thing.

That being said, Hawthorne was very good at clearly painting a picture in my head. I could smell the mustiness of the house, feel the joy when Phoebe entered a room, and feel Clifford's sadness and confusion. What took me by surprise was the sharp wit throughout the book and intellectualness of this wit. Quit often I found myself laughing out loud at some of the dry humor in this book. Also of course there was the mystery of the book which kept you hanging on until the end.

I don't know that I will read any additional Hawthorne novels but I would recommend this as a good example of his work. It is much more interesting and engaging than the Scarlet Letter.

happy.......2007-05-17

the book was packed very well and i would not think twice to order another book from them. THANKS

Fabulous Hawthorne.......2007-02-14

What a great book. In truth, I found The Scarlet Letter a little hard to read, though I can appreciate its merit. This novel, however, kept me involved from start to finish and the symbolism in the text is so rich that one could read HSOG twenty times and discover something new each time.
Hawthorne is really dealing with appearances in this text but is also suggesting the step toward modernity with the advent of the railway and electricity, things still "novel" at the time of writing. HSOG spurns tradition in many ways and lays bear the faults of an aristocratic society.
This is a small book, but very dense. A rewarding classic without question.

classics.......2006-11-03

House of Seven Gables was mandatory reading in high school. I have been out of school for many years and have been reading the "classics" again. I am enjoying them so much. I will be adding this to my Grandchildren's library and who knows someday they may enjoy these books as much as I have. pb

The House of the Seven Gables (Norton Critical Edition)

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The gloomy dignity of an inherited curse
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Nathaniel Hawthorne Meets Charles Dickens.
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The House of the Seven Gables (Norton Critical Edition)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
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ASIN: 0393924769

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This all-new edition of Hawthorne's celebrated 1851 novel is based on The Ohio State University Press's Centenary Edition of the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is accompanied by thorough explanatory annotations and an insightful introduction to the novel and antebellum culture by Robert S. Levine.

" Contexts" brings together a generous selection of primary materials intended to provide readers with background on the novel's central themes. Historical documents include accounts of Salem's history by Thomas Maule, Robert Calef, Joseph B. Felt, and Charles W. Upham, which Hawthorne drew on for The House of the Seven Gables. The importance of the house in antebellum America—as a manifestation of the body, a site of genealogical history, and a symbol of the republic's middle class—is explored through the diverse writings of William Andrus Alcott, Edgar Allan Poe, and J. H. Agnew, among others. The impact of technological developments on the novel, especially of daguerreotypy, is considered through the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Gustave de Beaumont, and Alexis de Tocqueville, among others. Also included are two of Hawthorne's literary sketches—"Alice Doane's Appeal" and "The Old Apple Dealer"—that demonstrate the continuity of Hawthorne's style, from his earlier periodical writing to his later career as a novelist.

" Criticism" provides a comprehensive overview of the critical commentary on the novel from its publication to the present. Among the twenty-seven critics represented are Herman Melville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry James, Nina Baym, Eric Sundquist, Richard H. Millington, Alan Trachtenberg, Amy Schrager Lang, and Christopher Castiglia.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.

About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.

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The gloomy dignity of an inherited curse.......2007-09-15

In Hawthorne's times, wealth and power were vested in landownership.
In this book, a conflict about landownership is solved in favour of a member of the powerful by incriminating of witchcraft and executing the poor owner of a hut. `Clergymen, judges, statesmen stood in the inner circle round about the gallows loudest to applaud the work of blood.'
But the innocent victim utters a prophecy on the scaffold: `God would give them blood to drink.'
The wrongdoing becomes a curse for all generations to come. They will be `slaves of bygone times.'

The House of the Seven Gables, the expression of that odious Past, stands for `what we call real estate - the solid ground to build a house on it - is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of the world rests.'
One of the main characters, the Judge, represents the respectability of Puritanism. But he is in fact a selfish, iron-hearted hypocrite, greedy of wealth. He is a member of the schemers: `practiced politicians skilled to adjust those measures which steal the people the power of choosing its own rulers.'
As in `The Scarlet Letter', Nathaniel Hawthorne exposes in this book forcefully the Phariseism of the Puritans and the powerful. It culminates in a very surprising and highly dramatic end.

Not to be missed.

Read this again.......2007-08-20

Sometimes it seems a mistake to force high school students to read 19th century literature. It does take patience to adjust to the "old fashioned" prose, but it's worth the effort. House of Seven Gables is an eerie ghost story based upon actual historical events. Hawthorne knew Salem and its history inside and out, and he also knew how to create a haunting atmosphere and a story that stays in the mind forever. He's one of the few authors who conveys a sense of Puritan fatalism and repression without resorting to gothic romance cliches. This is an excellent piece of literature, and if you haven't given it a chance by rereading it as an adult, you're missing a great experience.

Nathaniel Hawthorne Meets Charles Dickens........2006-08-10

If you are not familiar with Nathaniel Hawthorne, it may help you to read chapter 13 first. The events in chapter 13 take place before anything else in the story. That said, this book is phenomenal. It would almost appear that Nathaniel Hawthorne was taking lessons from Charles Dickens at this time. Amongst other things, Hawthorne explores the theme that greed leads to one's downfall. (One of Dickens's favorite themes.) After setting the mood, Hawthorne introduces us to Hepzibah. (A down on her luck lady who realizes she needs to survive somehow and opens a cent shop. Yet another Dickens's element.) In her desperation, she carries dignity, but also places demands on our sympathy. The young Phoebe later comes to help Hepzibah, and she adds some hope to the picture. We also learn that Hepzibah's cousin Jaffrey is after Hepzibah's brother Clifford. Hepzibah is frightened of Jaffrey, and Hawthorne will later tell us why. Showing another Dickens's element, we meet the sympathetic and eccentric Clifford. (His room is actually concealed. He has habits that appear strange to many, and Hepzibah is frightened of him ending up in an asylum.) Phoebe remains in bliss in her ignorance, but this is not to last. Though her kindness has a nice effect on Clifford. Interestingly, when Holgrave tells Phoebe about Hepzibah and Clifford, Phoebe gets cold feet and needs to get away for awhile. Well, in comes Jaffrey. He is after a will over land, Clifford may know something about it, and Hepzibah is frightened. In a surprise burst of strength, Clifford confronts Jaffrey and leaves with Hepzibah. (Dickens enjoyed giving his eccentrics sudden bursts of strength or a sudden show of virtue.) In yet another Dickens's technique, Hawthorne himself taunts Jaffrey with a fierece and driving narration. And using a Dickens's technique of irony, the document Jaffrey was searching for was worthless. (Greed and irony. 2 of Dickens's famous trademarks.) Moving on, the good Holgrave, Pheobe, Hepzibah, and Clifford are happily reunited. And not only that, but Hepzibah and Clifford come into money and are rich again. But that is not the end of it. Alice from chapter 13 finds peace. While Hawthorne's previous "Fanshawe" and "Scarlet Letter" ended on a depressing note, the "House of the Seven Gables" ends on a happy note. SIDE NOTE: If you are ever in Salem Massachusetts, make sure you see the House of the Seven Gables.

fabulous edition.......2006-03-17

Besides being a classic Hawthorne this is an exceptional edition because of the wonderful annotation.

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The House Of The Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Manufacturer: 1st World Library
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House of the Seven Gables (Penguin Classics)

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House of the Seven Gables (Penguin Classics)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The House of the Seven Gables (Pacemaker Classics)

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The House of the Seven Gables (Pacemaker Classics)
Globe Fearon
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The House of the Seven Gables (Unabridged Classics)

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The House of the Seven Gables (Unabridged Classics)
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Manufacturer: Tantor Media
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ASIN: 1400152062

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When it was first erected, the House of Seven Gables typified the mechanical Colonel Pyncheon; but it developed through the years until, by Hepzibah's time, it has become humanized and almost organic. The history of the house is thus a record of continuity and change. Hawthorne's The House of the Seven Gables is a study of guilt and renewal from generation to generation. At the time of the Salem witch trials, the patriarch of the Pyncheons covets the property of a tradesman and manipulates public opinion so as to get Matthew Maule hanged for witchcraft and acquire the land. The dying man's curse on the Pyncheon family comes true generation upon generation and relationships between the families are colored forever by this "original sin." That is, until six generations later when the long-hidden truth is revealed.
The House of the Seven Gables is Hawthorne's most humorous novel, it is also the work in which he is most serious in his devotion to the powers of beauty and imagination and his hatred of economic materialism and Philistinism.

The Scarlet Letter & the House of the Seven Gables

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The Scarlet Letter & the House of the Seven Gables
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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ASIN: 1592640141

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The Scarlet Letter is considered a masterpiece of American literature. A young woman married to a much older man bears an illegitimate child and is sentenced to wear a red A as a badge of shame.

House of Seven Gables is the story of a distinguished but troubled New England family. A centuries old curse, guilt and romance combine to make what Henry James declared "the closest approach we are likely to have to the Great American Novel."

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From the back cover:.......2006-10-17

"This book offers a detailed and highly readable account of the Salem witchcraft affair of 1692. Its publication coincides with the tercentenary observance of the events that form one of the grimmest chapters in colonial American history. . . Part One, 'Salem Witchcraft History,' provides background information on the Puritan settlement of New England and documents the circumstances which led to the witch hunt of 1692. It identifies the conspirators who accused innocent people by working in collusion with the Puritan old guard authority. It then gives an account of the Andover phase of the witch hunt, with emphasis on the almost forgotten story of the fifty townspeople who were imprisoned for witchcraft in 1692. . . Part Two, 'The House of the Seven Gables,' briefly examines [Nathaniel] Hawthorne's treatment of the witchcraft events in which is ancestor [John Hathorne] had played such a central role. . . Part Three, 'Salem Witchcraft Genealogy,' gives biographies of the accusers and the accused during the latter phase of the Salem witchcraft affair. . . "

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