Handbook of Mathematical Fluid Dynamics 
Subtitle: Volume 1
Contributors: S. Friedlander (Editor); D. Serre (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: North Holland
Published: August 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 820
ISBN-13: 9780444503305
Subjects: Fluid Mechanics; Mathematics for scientists & engineers; Analytic Mechanics (Mathematical Aspects); Mathematics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Applied; Mechanics - Dynamics - Fluid Dynamics; Computers / Computer Science; Advanced; Fluid dynamics
First sentence: We say that a gas flow is rarefied when the so-called mean free-path of the gas molecules between to subsequent collision, is not completely negligible with respect to typical geometric length (the radius of curvature of the nose of a flying vehicle, the radius of a pipe, etc.).