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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      April 2024
      December 2009
      ISBN:
      9780511845321
      9780521132893
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511845321
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      Weight & Pages:
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.16kg, 120 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Mathematics (general), Mathematics, Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics, General and Classical Physics
      Series:
      AIMS Library of Mathematical Sciences
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    Subjects:
    Mathematics (general), Mathematics, Fluid Dynamics and Solid Mechanics, General and Classical Physics
    Series:
    AIMS Library of Mathematical Sciences
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    Understanding Fluid Flow takes a fresh approach to introducing fluid dynamics, with physical reasoning and mathematical developments inextricably intertwined. The 'dry' fluid dynamics described by potential theory is set within the context of real viscous flows to give fundamental insight into how fluids behave. The book gives a flavour of theoretical, experimental and numerical approaches to analysing fluid flow, and implicitly develops skills in applied mathematical modelling of physical systems. It is supplemented by movies that are freely downloadable.

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    Peter Moore, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society

    "Worster is commended for rigorously articulating complex phenomena in these short lectures while unraveling the salient features of fluid dynamics, including flow separation and shear layer roll up due to advection of vortices, to name some examples."
    R.N. Laoulache, Choice Magazine

    "I found the book a pleasant read, and I could imagine lecturers finding the exposition helpful in providing tips for class material or a different perspective. I enjoyed the tack taken by the author and his selection of topics. The book certainly gives an idea of the wide application of the methods of mathematics and physics to problems in areas ranging from geophysics to engineering."
    Neil Balmforth, SIAM Review

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