Acoustic Metamaterials, 2013 Negative Refraction, Imaging, Lensing and Cloaking Springer Series in Materials Science Series, Vol. 166

About the book: This book is the first comprehensive review on acoustic metamaterials; novel materials which can manipulate sound waves in surprising ways, which include collimation, focusing, cloaking, sonic screening and extraordinary transmission. It covers both experimental and theoretical aspects of acoustic and elastic waves propagating in structured composites, with a focus on effective properties associated with negative refraction, lensing and cloaking. Most related books in the field address electromagnetic metamaterials and focus on numerical methods, and little (or no) experimental section. Each chapter will be authored by an acknowledged expert, amongst the topics covered will be experimental results on non-destructive imaging, cloaking by surface water waves, flexural waves in thin plates. Applications in medical ultrasound imaging and modeling of metamaterials will be emphasized too. The book can serve as a reference for researchers who wish to build a solid foundation of wave propagation in this class of novel materials.

Presents the first book on acoustic metamaterials Offers a comprehensive review of recent theoretical and numerical results on negative refraction, lensing and cloaking effects for acoustic and elastic waves in structured materials Covers the emerging research frontier of the novel field of acoustic metamaterials Brings together the leading experts in the field Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras