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Vectors, tensors, and the basic equations of fluid mechanics.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aris, Rutherford
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1962.
Series:Prentice-Hall international series in the physical and chemical engineering sciences.
Subjects:
Fluid dynamics.
Calculus of tensors.
Vector analysis.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Cartesian vectors and tensors: their algebra
  • Cartesian vectors and tensors: their calculus
  • The kinematics of fluid motion
  • Stress in fluids
  • Equations of motion and energy in Cartesian coordinates
  • Tensors
  • Equations of fluid flow in Euclidean space
  • The geometry of surfaces in space
  • The equations of surface flow
  • Equations for reacting fluids
  • Resume of three-dimensional coordinate geometry and matrix theory
  • Implicit functions and Jacobian.