A mathematical introduction to fluid mechanics /

The goal of this text is to present some of the basic ideas of fluid mechanics in a mathematically attractive manner, to present the physical background and motivation for some constructions that have been used in recent mathematical and numerical work on the Navier-Stokes equations and on hyperboli...

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Main Author: Chorin, Alexandre Joel
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Marsden, Jerrold E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; London : Springer-Verlag, 1993.
Edition:3rd ed.
Series:Texts in applied mathematics ; 4.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The goal of this text is to present some of the basic ideas of fluid mechanics in a mathematically attractive manner, to present the physical background and motivation for some constructions that have been used in recent mathematical and numerical work on the Navier-Stokes equations and on hyperbolic systems, and to interest some of the students in this beautiful and difficult subject. The third edition has incorporated a number of updates and revisions, but the spirit and scope of the original book are unaltered.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 169 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781461208839
1461208831