Principles of astrophysical fluid dynamics / Cathie Clarke and Bob Carswell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clarke, Catherine Jane, author.

Carswell, Bob, 1940- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astrophysics.

Fluid dynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 226 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fluid dynamical forces drive most of the fundamental processes in the Universe and so play a crucial role in our understanding of astrophysics. This comprehensive textbook, first published in 2007, introduces the necessary fluid dynamics to understand a wide range of astronomical phenomena, from stellar structures to supernovae blast waves, to accretion discs. The authors' approach is to introduce and derive the fundamental equations, supplemented by text that conveys a more intuitive understanding of the subject, and to emphasise the observable phenomena that rely on fluid dynamical processes. The textbook has been developed for use by final-year undergraduate and starting graduate students of astrophysics, and contains over fifty exercises. It is based on the authors' many years of teaching their astrophysical fluid dynamics course at the University of Cambridge.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Introduction to concepts; Chapter 2 The fluid equations; Chapter 3 Gravitation; Chapter 4 The energy equation; Chapter 5 Hydrostatic equilibrium; Chapter 6 Propagation of sound waves; Chapter 7 Supersonic flows; Chapter 8 Blast waves; Chapter 9 Bernoulli's equation; Chapter 10 Fluid instabilities; Chapter 11 Viscous flows; Chapter 12 Accretion discs in astrophysics; Chapter 13 Plasmas; Appendix Equations in curvilinear coordinates; Exercises; Books for background and further reading; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-16559-8

0-511-81345-7

0-511-27300-2

0-511-64910-X

0-511-56837-1

0-511-27379-7

OCLC:

171125681