Introduction to Hydrodynamic Stability
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780521009652
Subjects: Fluid mechanics; Science; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Waves & Wave Mechanics; Applied; Physics; Science / Mechanics / Dynamics / Fluid Dynamics; Hydrodynamics; Advanced; Mechanics - General; Stability
First sentence: In this chapter the text begins with an informal introduction to the concept of stability and the nature of instability of a particular flow as a prototype - the flow along a pipe.