Foundations of Fluid Dynamics
By: by Giovanni Gallavotti
Series: Texts and Monographs in Physics; Texts and Monographs in Physics
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 514
ISBN-13: 9783642074684; 9783662046708
Subjects: Mathematics; Mathematical physics; Physics
Description: This monograph on fluid mechanics is not only a superb and unique textbook but also an impressive piece of research. The author writes from the vantage point of a mathematical physicist: Having in mind the important applications and approximation techniques used in physics and engineering, he carefully analyses the power of the theory. He examines, among others, the theories of Leray, Ruelle and Takens, and discusses Lorenz's ideas of attractors. This is the only textbook that fully covers turbulence, all the way from the works of Kolmogorov to modern dynamics. This 2nd corrected printing has been thoroughly revised with many changes to improve readability.
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Table of contents: title: From the contents: Continua and Generalities About Their Equations; title: Empirical Algorithms; title: Analytical Theories; title: Analytical Theories and Mathematical Aspects; title: Incipient Turbulence and Chaos; title: Ordering Chaos; title: Developed Turbulence; title: Statistical Properties of Turbulence; title: Bibliography; title: Name Index; title: Subject Index; title: Citations Index.