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Vortex dynamics, statistical mechanics, and planetary atmospheres /

Vortex Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Planetary Atmospheres introduces the reader with a background in either fluid mechanics or statistical mechanics to the modeling of planetary atmospheres by barotropic and shallow-water models. These potent models are introduced in both analytical and nume...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lim, Chjan C., 1959-
Otros Autores: Ding, Xueru, Nebus, Joseph
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Planets and inspiration
  • Venus
  • Titan
  • The Great Red Spot
  • Polar vortices and other curiosities
  • Barotropic and shallow-water models
  • Dynamic equilibria of the barotropic model : variational approach
  • Statistical mechanics
  • The Monte Carlo approach
  • Phase transitions in energy-relative enstrophy models
  • Extremal free energy in the mean-field theory
  • Phase transitions of barotropic flow
  • Phase transitions to super-rotation : exact closed-form solutions
  • The shallow-water models : high energy, cyclonic solutions
  • The shallow-water model : low-energy solutions.