The Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Tsinober, Arkady (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Oceanography.; Fluids.; Fluid mechanics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

This book critically reexamines what turbulence really is, from a fundamental point of view and based on observations from nature, laboratories, and direct numerical simulations. It includes critical assessments and a comparative analysis of the key developments, their evolution and failures, along...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• PART 1: INTRODUCTION - The phenomenon and the problem of turbulence
• 1 The phenomenon of turbulence
• 2 The problem of turbulence
• 3 What equations describe turbulence adequately?
• PART 2: ISSUES OF PARADIGMATIC NATURE I - Origins and nature of turbulence
• 4 Origins of turbulence
• 5 Nature of turbulence
• 6 Additional issues of importance related to the use of statistical methods
• PART 3: ISSUES OF PARADIGMATIC NATURE II - Specific features
• 7 The N’s of turbulence
• 8 Large Reynolds number behavior, Symmetries, Universality
• 9 Intermittency and Structure(s) of and/in turbulence
• 10 Epiloque
• 11 Apendix - Essential quotations
• Bibliography
• Author index
• Subject index.