"Hydrodynamic Instabilities and the Transition to Turbulence" ed. by H. L. Swinney and J. E Gollub
Spr | 1985 | ISBN: 3540133194 0387133194 9780387133195 9783540133193 | 313 pages | PDF | 6 MB
Spr | 1985 | ISBN: 3540133194 0387133194 9780387133195 9783540133193 | 313 pages | PDF | 6 MB
This volume is dedicated to descriptions and developments in hydrodynamic instabilities and the transition to turbulence. The book is a collaboration between physicists, mathematicians, and fluid dynamicists, each of whom is a recognized leader in the field.
The book will usefull to many scientists and students in the various fields to which it is relevant, especially physics, mathematics, and engineering.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Strange Attractors and Turbulence
3. Hydrodynamic Stability and Bifurcation
4. Chaotic Behavior and Fluid Dynamics
5. Transition to Turbulence in Rayleigh-Benard Convection
6. Instabilities and Transition in Flow Between Concentric Rotating Cylinders
7. Shear Flow Instabilities and Transition
8. Instabilities in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
9. Instabilities and Chaos in Nonhydrodynamic Systems
10. Recent Progress.