The Kolmogorov-Obukhov theory of turbulence
Subtitle: a mathematical theory of turbulence
By: Björn Birnir
Series: SpringerBriefs in Mathematics; SpringerBriefs in mathematics
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9781461462613
Subjects: Turbulence; Mathematical models
Description: Turbulence is a major problem facing modern societies. It makes airline passengers return to their seats and fasten their seatbelts but it also creates drag on the aircraft that causes it to use more fuel and create more pollution. The same applies to cars, ships and the space shuttle. The mathematical theory of turbulence has been an unsolved problems for 500 years and the development of the statistical theory of the Navier-Stokes equations describes turbulent flow has been an open problem.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Mathematical Formulation of Fully Developed Turbulence --; title: Probability and the Statistical Theory of Turbulence --; title: The Invariant Measure and the Probability Density Function --; title: Existence Theory of Swirling Flow.