The Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature /

This book critically reexamines what turbulence really is, from a fundamental point of view and based on observations from nature, laboratories, and direct numerical simulations. It includes critical assessments and a comparative analysis of the key developments, their evolution and failures, along...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tsinober, Arkady (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edición:1st ed. 2014.
Temas:
Fluid mechanics.
Continuum mechanics.
Oceanography.
Engineering Fluid Dynamics.
Continuum Mechanics.
Ocean Sciences.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART 1: INTRODUCTION - The phenomenon and the problem of turbulence
  • 1 The phenomenon of turbulence
  • 2 The problem of turbulence
  • 3 What equations describe turbulence adequately?
  • PART 2: ISSUES OF PARADIGMATIC NATURE I - Origins and nature of turbulence
  • 4 Origins of turbulence
  • 5 Nature of turbulence
  • 6 Additional issues of importance related to the use of statistical methods
  • PART 3: ISSUES OF PARADIGMATIC NATURE II - Specific features
  • 7 The N's of turbulence
  • 8 Large Reynolds number behavior, Symmetries, Universality
  • 9 Intermittency and Structure(s) of and/in turbulence
  • 10 Epiloque
  • 11 Apendix - Essential quotations
  • Bibliography
  • Author index
  • Subject index.

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