| Description |
xix, 657 p. ; ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
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. |
| Subject |
Turbulence.
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| ISBN |
019852949X (pbk.) |
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0198529481 (hbk.) |
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