Vortex Dynamics

P. G. Saffman (California Institute of Technology), Mark J. Ablowitz, S. H. Davis , E. J. Hinch

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English

Cambridge University Press
03 July 1995

Mathematics & Sciences; Applied mathematics; Wave mechanics (vibration & acoustics)

Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics

The discovery of coherent structures in turbulence has fostered the hope that the study of vortices will lead to models and an understanding of turbulent flow, thereby solving or at least making less mysterious one of the great unresolved problems of classical physics. Vortex dynamics is a natural paradigm for the field of chaotic motion and modern dynamical system theory.

The emphasis in this monograph is on the classical theory of inviscid incompressible fluids containing finite regions of vorticity. The effects of viscosity, compressiblity, inhomogeneity, and stratification are enormously important in many fields of application, from hypersonic flight to global environmental fluid mechanics. However, this volume focuses on those aspects of fluid motion that are primarily controlled by the vorticity and are such that the effects of the other fluid properties are secondary. This book will be of interest to students of fluid mechanics, turbulence, and vortex methods as well as to applied mathematicians and engineers.

By: P. G. Saffman (California Institute of Technology)
Series edited by: Mark J. Ablowitz, S. H. Davis, E. J. Hinch, A. Iserles
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 452g
ISBN: 9780521477390
ISBN 10: 0521477395
Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 03 July 1995
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Vortex Dynamics

' ... a major contribution to the literature of physical and mathematical vortex dynamics.' Science ' ... attractive for students of fluid mechanics ... a valuable source of inspiration for teachers.' Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society