HYDRODYNAMICS AND NONLINEAR INSTABILITIES by Claude Godreche (Editor), Paul Manneville (Editor) ( 9780521017633 )

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HYDRODYNAMICS AND NONLINEAR INSTABILITIES

By:

Claude Godreche (Editor), Paul Manneville (Editor)

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ISBN 10:

0521017637

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9780521017633

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

20 May, 2005

Series:

Collection Alea-Saclay: Monographs and Texts in Statistical Physics

Pages:

700

Description:

Seven internationally respected contributors provide a coherent discussion of an important area in theoretical physics - an ideal book for researchers.

Synopsis:

This book presents five sets of pedagogical lectures by internationally respected researchers on nonlinear instabilities and the transition to turbulence in hydrodynamics. The book begins with a general introduction to hydrodynamics covering fluid properties, flow measurement, dimensional analysis and turbulence. Chapter two reviews the special characteristics of instabilities in open flows. Chapter three presents mathematical tools for multiscale analysis and asymptotic matching applied to the dynamics of fronts and localized nonlinear states. Chapter four gives a detailed review of pattern forming instabilities. The final chapter provides a detailed and comprehensive introduction to the instability of flames, shocks and detonations. Together, these lectures provide a thought-provoking overview of current research in this important area.

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215 b/w illus. 3 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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