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

By: Publication details: Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press, 2004.Description: xix, 657 p. ; ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 019852949X (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 532.0527 DAV
Contents:
Pt. : The classical picture of turbulence. - 1. The ubiquitous nature of turbulence. - 2. The equations of fluid mechanics. - 3. The origins and nature of turbulence. - 4. Turbulent shear flows and simple closure models. - 5. The phenomenology of Taylor, Richardson, and Kolmogorov. - Pt II : Freely decaying, homogeneous turbulence.. - 6. Isotropic turbulence. (In real space). - 7. The role of numerical simulations. - 8. Isotropic turbulence. (in spectral space). - Pt. III : Special topics. - 9. The influence of rotation, stratification, and magnetic fields on turbulence. - 10. Two-dimensional turbulence. - Epilogue. - Appendices.
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Pt. : The classical picture of turbulence. - 1. The ubiquitous nature of turbulence. - 2. The equations of fluid mechanics. - 3. The origins and nature of turbulence. - 4. Turbulent shear flows and simple closure models. - 5. The phenomenology of Taylor, Richardson, and Kolmogorov. - Pt II : Freely decaying, homogeneous turbulence.. - 6. Isotropic turbulence. (In real space). - 7. The role of numerical simulations. - 8. Isotropic turbulence. (in spectral space). - Pt. III : Special topics. - 9. The influence of rotation, stratification, and magnetic fields on turbulence. - 10. Two-dimensional turbulence. - Epilogue. - Appendices.