To meet the demands of students, scientists and engineers for a systematic reference source, this book introduces, comprehensively and in a single voice, resear

About the book: This book is the first comprehensive review on acoustic metamaterials; novel materials which can manipulate sound waves in surprising ways, whic

Presents the most recent theoretical developments and numerical/experimental validations of new metamaterials and phononic crystals for the broadband absorption

In the last few decades, metamaterials have revolutionized the ways in which waves are controlled, and applied in physics and practical situations. The extraord