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Turbulence in Rotating, Stratified and Electrically Conducting Fluids
Author(s): P. A. Davidson (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: October 28, 2013
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 695 pages
- ISBN-10: 1107026865
- ISBN-13: 9781107026865
Book Description
There are two recurring themes in astrophysical and geophysical fluid mechanics: waves and turbulence. This book investigates how turbulence responds to rotation, stratification or magnetic fields, identifying common themes, where they exist, as well as the essential differences which inevitably arise between different classes of flow. The discussion is developed from first principles, making the book suitable for graduate students as well as professional researchers. The author focuses first on the fundamentals and then progresses to such topics as the atmospheric boundary layer, turbulence in the upper atmosphere, turbulence in the core of the earth, zonal winds in the giant planets, turbulence within the interior of the sun, the solar wind, and turbulent flows in accretion discs. The book will appeal to engineers, geophysicists, astrophysicists and applied mathematicians who are interested in naturally occurring turbulent flows.
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Book Description
Starting from first principles, this graduate-level monograph discusses turbulent flow in a wide range of geophysical and astrophysical settings.
About the Author
P. A. Davidson is Professor of Fluid Mechanics in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge.
