Fluid Mechanics
A Very Short Introduction
$23.44
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
20 July 2022
Summary
Fluid mechanics is an important branch of physics concerned with the way in which fluids, such as liquids and gases, behave when in motion and at rest. A quintessential interdisciplinary field of science, it interacts with many other scientific disciplines, from chemistry and biology to mathematics and engineering.
This Very Short Introduction presents the field of fluid mechanics by focusing on the underlying physical ideas and using everyday phenomena to demonstrate them, from dripp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198831006 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0198831005 |
| Author: | Eric Lauga |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 20 July 2022 |
| Weight: | 134g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 110mm x 175mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
Overall, the book should definitely be an individual’s go-to source when seeking an authoritative perspective on the field of fluid mechanics. * Anita T. Layton, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Vol 65.4 *
Eric Lauga
Eric Lauga is Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Trinity College. He is the author of over 180 publications in fluid mechanics, biophysics and soft matter, as well as The Fluid Dynamics of Cell Motility (2020). Lauga currently serves as Lead Editor for the APS journal Physical Review Fluids, is a Fellow of the APS, and is a recipient of the APS Andreas Acrivos Dissertation Award (2006), the APS François Frenkiel Award (2015), and the APS Early Career Award for Soft Matter Research (2018).
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