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Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction [#708]
Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction [#708]

Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction [#708]

Author: 
Eric Lauga
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  • Provides an accessible introduction to this important and challenging branch of physics
  • Starts from the fundamental underlying physical principles, as demonstrated by everyday phenomena from daily life
  • Highlights the role of fluid motion in both the natural and industrial world
  • Explores the interdisciplinary nature of the field, and its importance to chemistry, biology, and engineering

   
Fluid mechanics is an important branch of physics concerned with the way in which fluids, such as liquids and gases, behave when in motion and at rest. A quintessential interdisciplinary field of science, it interacts with many other scientific disciplines, from chemistry and biology to mathematics and engineering.
   
This Very Short Introduction introduces readers to the field of fluid mechanics by focusing on the fundamental physical ideas underlying it, and using everyday phenomena from daily life to demonstrate them, from dripping taps to swimming ducks. Following this set of core physical concepts, it shows how these underlying principles can be applied to a wide range of flow behaviours. Eric Lauga also highlights the role of fluid motion in both the natural and industrial world, and considers future applications of fluid mechanics in science.

Index: 

1:Fluids
2:Viscosity
3:Pipes
4:Dimensions
5:Boundary layers
6:Vortices
7:Instabilities
8:Researching fluids and flows
Further Reading
Index

About the author: 
Eric Lauga is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College. He is the author of over 180 publications in fluid mechanics, biophysics and soft matter, as well as The Fluid Dynamics of Cell Motility (2020). Lauga currently serves as Lead Editor for the APS journal Physical Review Fluids, is a Fellow of the APS, and is a recipient of the APS Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award (2006), the APS Francois Frenkiel Award (2015), and the APS Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research (2018).

"Overall, the book should definitely be an individual's go-to source when seeking an authoritative perspective on the field of fluid mechanics." - Anita T. Layton, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Vol 65.4

Product details

ISBN : 9780198831006

Author: 
Eric Lauga
Pages
144 Pages
Format
Paperback
Size
111 x 174 mm
Pub date
Jun 2022
Series
Very Short Introductions
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Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction [#708]

Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction [#708]

Fluid Mechanics: A Very Short Introduction [#708]