The Turbulence Problem A Persistent Riddle in Historical Perspective /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Eckert, Michael (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in History of Science and Technology,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Fluids.; Fluid mechanics.; History.; Mathematics.; History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; History of Science.; History of Mathematical Sciences.

On the road toward a history of turbulence, this book focuses on what the actors in this research field have identified as the "turbulence problem". Turbulent flow rose to prominence as one of the most persistent challenges in science. At different times and in different social and discipl...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1
• Hydrodynamics versus hydraulics
• Chapter 2
• The turbulence problem in the 1920s
• Chapter 3
• The rise of statistical theories of turbulence
• Chapter 4
• Turbulence in WW II
• Chapter 5
• Expectations and hopes: 1946-1961
• Chapter 6
• Computational approaches
• Chapter 7
• Chaos and turbulence
• Chapter 8
• Turbulence as a challenge for the historian.