Perspectives in fluid dynamics : a collective introduction to current research
Now in paperback, this popular graduate text consists of eleven chapters, each by established authorities, that introduce and review different branches of the subject, making it suitable for graduate-level courses, or for specialists seeking introductions to other areas.
Print Book, English, 2003
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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2003
xii, 631 p. : il. ; 25 cm
9780521531696, 9780521780612, 0521531691, 0521780616
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Preface; 1. Interfacial fluid dynamics Stephen Davis; 2. Viscous fingering as an archetype for growth patterns Yves Couder; 3. Blood flow in arteries and veins Tim Pedley; 4. Open shear flow instabilities Patrick Huerre; 5. Turbulence Javier Jimenez; 6. Convection in the environment Paul Linden; 7. Reflections on magnetohydrodynamics Keith Moffatt; 8. Solidification of fluids Grae Worster; 9. Geological fluid mechanics Herbert Huppert; 10. The dynamic ocean Chris Garrett; 11. On global-scale atmospheric and oceanic circulations Michael McIntyre; Index.