Turbulence : an introduction for scientists and engineers / P.A. Davidson.

Author
Davidson, P. A. (Peter Alan), 1957- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description
xix, 657 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

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      Summary note
      This text focuses on the fundamental nature of turbulence, bridging the gap between the elementary accounts of turbulence found in undergraduate texts and the more rigorous accounts given in advanced monographs.
      Bibliographic references
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      Contents
      • The ubiquitous nature of turbulence
      • The equations of fluid mechanics
      • The origins and nature of turbulence
      • Turbulent shear flows and simple closure models
      • The phenomenology of Taylor, Richardson, and Kolmogorov
      • Isotropic turbulence (in real space)
      • The role of numerical simulations
      • Isotropic turbulence (in spectral space)
      • The influence of rotation, stratification, and magnetic fields on turbulence
      • Two-dimensional turbulence.
      ISBN
      • 0198529481 ((hbk.))
      • 9780198529484 ((hbk.))
      • 019852949X ((pbk.))
      • 9780198529491 ((pbk.))
      LCCN
      2004046142
      OCLC
      54611048
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