Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability (Cambridge Texts in

Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 32)

Instability of flows and their transition to turbulence are widespread phenomena in engineering and the natural environment. They are important in applied mathematics, astrophysics, biology, geophysics, meteorology, oceanography, physics, and engineering. This is a graduate-level textbook to introduce these phenomena by modeling them mathematically, and describing numerical simulations and laboratory experiments. The visualization of instabilities is emphasized with many figures. Many worked examples and exercises for students illustrate the ideas of the text. Readers are assumed to be fluent in linear algebra, advanced calculus, elementary theory of ordinary differntial equations, complex variable and the elements of fluid mechanics. The book is aimed at graduate students, but is very useful for specialists in other fields.
Country USA
Brand Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer Cambridge University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 78 b/w illus.
ReleaseDate 2002-09-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780521009652

Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 32)