Mathematical geophysics : an introduction to rotating fluids and the Navier-Stokes equations / J.-Y. Chemin ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chemin, Jean-Yves.

Series:

Oxford lecture series in mathematics and its applications ; 32.

Oxford lecture series in mathematics and its applications ; 32

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rotating masses of fluid.

Navier-Stokes equations.

Geophysics--Mathematics.

Geophysics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aimed at graduate students and researchers in mathematics, engineering, oceanography, meteorology and mechanics, this text provides a detailed introduction to the physical theory of rotating fluids, a significant part of geophysical fluid dynamics.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; PART I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION; PART II: ON THE NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; 1 Some elements of functional analysis; 2 Weak solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations; 3 Stability of Navier-Stokes equations; 4 References and remarks on the Navier-Stokes equations; PART III: ROTATING FLUIDS; 5 Dispersive cases; 6 The periodic case; 7 Ekman boundary layers for rotating fluids; 8 References and remarks on rotating fluids; PART IV: PERSPECTIVES; 9 Stability of horizontal boundary layers; 10 Other systems; 11 Vertical layers; 12 Other layers; References

List of NotationsIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; O; P; Q; R; S; T; W; Y

Notes:

Previously issued in print: Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-246) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-191674-9

1-280-90407-0

1-61583-062-6

0-19-151389-X

OCLC:

252678123