First| Previous| Up| Next| Last
Turbulence: The Legacy of A. N. Kolmogorov (1996)
Front Cover Book Details
Author
Uriel Frisch
Publication Date 1/26/1996
Format Paperback (228 x 151 mm)
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Plot
Written five centuries after the first studies of Leonardo da Vinci and half a century after A.N. Kolmogorov's first attempt to predict the properties of flow, this textbook presents a modern account of turbulence, one of the greatest challenges in physics. "Fully developed turbulence" is ubiquitous in both cosmic and natural environments, in engineering applications and in everyday life. Elementary presentations of dynamical systems ideas, probabilistic methods (including the theory of large deviations) and fractal geometry make this a self-contained textbook. This is the first book on turbulence to use modern ideas from chaos and symmetry breaking. The book will appeal to first-year graduate students in mathematics, physics, astrophysics, geosciences and engineering, as well as professional scientists and engineers.
Personal Details
Collection Status In Collection
Index 145
Read It Yes
Links Amazon US
Amazon UK
Product Details
ISBN 0521457130
Cover Price $55.00
Nr of Pages 310
First Edition No
Rare No