A First Course in Fluid Dynamics - Brossura

Paterson, A. R.

 
9780521274241: A First Course in Fluid Dynamics

Sinossi

This book introduces the subject of fluid dynamics from the first principles.

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Recensione

"It is interesting to browse through the book and see from the selection and arrangement of the material the skeleton of an interesting course evolving..." Physics in Canada

Contenuti

Preface; Introduction; 1. Mathematical preliminaries; 2. Physical preliminaries; 3. Observational preliminaries; 4. Massconservation and stream functions; 5. Vorticity; 6. Hydrostatics; 7. Thermodynamics; 8. The equation of motion; 9. Solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations; 10. Inviscid flow; 11. Potential theory; 12. Sound waves in fluids; 13. Water waves; 14. High speed flow of air; 15. Steady surface waves in channels; 16. The complex potential; 17. Conformal mappings and aerofoils; Hints for exercises; Answers for exercises; Books for reference; Index.

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9780521254168: A First Course in Fluid Dynamics

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521254167 ISBN 13:  9780521254168
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 1983
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