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Interdisciplinary Aspects of Turbulence
. Ed(S): Hillebrandt, Wolfgang; Kupka, Friedrich
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Hardback. Written by experts from geophysics, astrophysics and engineering, this unique book on the interdisciplinary aspects of turbulence offers recent advances in the field and covers everything from the very nature of turbulence to some practical applications. Editor(s): Hillebrandt, Wolfgang; Kupka, Friedrich. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 350 pages, 110 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBWR; PHDF; PHS; PHVB; RBP; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 754.
What do combustion engines, fusion reactors, weather forecast, ocean ?ows, our sun, and stellar explosions in outer space have in common? Of course, the physics and the length and time scales are vastly di?erent in all cases, but it is alsowellknownthatinallofthem,onsomerelevantlengthscales,thematerial ?ows that govern the dynamical and/or secular evolution of the systems are chaotic and often unpredictable: they are said to be turbulent. In fact, the term "turbulence" is used for an enormous variety of p- nomena in very di?erent ?elds, including geophysics, astrophysics, and - gineering. Unfortunately, these communities do not talk to each other too often. Therefore, back ... Read more
What do combustion engines, fusion reactors, weather forecast, ocean ?ows, our sun, and stellar explosions in outer space have in common? Of course, the physics and the length and time scales are vastly di?erent in all cases, but it is alsowellknownthatinallofthem,onsomerelevantlengthscales,thematerial ?ows that govern the dynamical and/or secular evolution of the systems are chaotic and often unpredictable: they are said to be turbulent. In fact, the term "turbulence" is used for an enormous variety of p- nomena in very di?erent ?elds, including geophysics, astrophysics, and - gineering. Unfortunately, these communities do not talk to each other too often. Therefore, back ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540789604
SKU
V9783540789604
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Hillebrandt, Wolfgang; Kupka, Friedrich
Wolfgang Hillebrandt is member of the Editorial Board of LNP and Director Max-Planck-Institute for Astrophysics. He is one of the leading figures in simulations of supernova explosions.
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