Physical Hydrodynamics
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In the course of the last twenty years, teaching and research in fluid mechanics has expanded considerably into the physics and chemistry communities, who in their turn developed new approaches to the teaching of this topic. These approaches are mainly oriented towards the comprehension of fluids of different hierarchies, the development of various experimental tools, and explanations in terms of elementary physical mechanics. Physical Hydrodynamics presents this original approach for the first time. The elementary microscopic basics of the statistical theory of fluids is discussed, as are the classical aspects of deformation and pressure and the laws of conservation. The problem of Low-Reynolds-Number Flows will be addressed, its applications to suspensions and porous media explained. A discussion of the aspects of boundary layers, high-velocity flows and instabilities conclude this presentation of incompressible fluid hydrodynamics. The present book provides a thorough introduction into the topic from a primarily physical point of view and will be a useful textbook and reference work for graduate students, lecturers and researchers.Features
- Approaches subject from a physical point of view
- Topics developed in a pedagogical way, suitable for graduate courses or seminars
- Extensive use of good illustrations and figures
- Avoids, as much as possible, mathematical treatment
Reviews
"[A] highly original introductory text. . . . [that] emphasizes the molecular and microscopic origins of fluid phenomena. It is well illustrated with pictures resulting from actual experiments and numerical simulations, which are cleverly used to motivate the more mathematical developments. The authors have been involved in experimental and numerical modeling of fluid flows and related subjects, and many illustrations in the book are from their original work." -- Physics Today
"The main advantage of Physical Hydronamics however, is that the book aims at providing a more physical understanding that underlies the mathematics. ... In short, the book gives a thorough and original coverage of fluid mechanics, in dealing with vortices and hydrodynamic instabilities it even goes beyond many of the other available textbooks."--Applied Rheology
Product Details
528 pages; 83 line illus, 45 halftones; ISBN13: 978-0-19-851746-7ISBN10: 0-19-851746-7About the Author(s)
Etienne Guyon, Professor of Physics at the University of Paris XI; and Director, Ecole Normale Superieure, Jean-Pierre Hulin, Professor of Physics, University of Paris Sud, Luc Petit, Professor of Physics, University of Nice, and Catalin D. Mitescu, Professor of Physics, Pomona College, Claremont
