Horace Lamb

Hydrodynamics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This reissue of the 1932 edition of Hydrodynamics is a tribute to the lasting value of Sir Horace Lambs's work. Constantly in use since its first publication in 1879, this book is the definitive reference work for all fluid dynamicists. The new foreword by Professor Russel Caflisch highlights the prominence of this treatise in the field, and outlines its position in the historical development of fluid mechanics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 6. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 768
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 1144g
• ISBN-13: 9780521458689
• ISBN-10: 0521458684
• Artikelnr.: 20956883

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword R. A. Caflisch
1. The equations of motion
2. Integration of the equations in special cases
3. Irrotational motion
4. Motion of a liquid in two dimensions
5. Irrotational motion of a liquid: problems in three dimensions
6. On the motion of solids through a liquid: dynamical theory
7. Vortex motion
8. Tidal waves
9. Surface waves
10. Waves of expansion
11. Viscosity
12. Rotating masses of liquid
List of authors cited
Index.