Physics of continuous matter : exotic and everyday phenomena in the macroscopic world
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Physics of continuous matter : exotic and everyday phenomena in the macroscopic world
Institute of Physics, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [593]-596) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Offering a modern approach to this most classical of subjects, Physics of Continuous Matter is first and foremost an introduction to the basic concepts and phenomenology of continuous systems, and the derivations of the equations of continuum mechanics from Newtonian mechanics. Although many examples, particularly in the earlier chapters, are taken from geophysics and astrophysics, the author places the emphasis frimly on generic methods and applications. Each chapter begins with a `soft' introduction, placing the discussion within an everyday context, and the level of difficulty then rises steadily, a pattern which is reflected throughout the text as a whole. The necessary mathematical tools are developed in parallel with the physics on a `need-to-know' basis, an approach that avoids lengthy mathematical preliminaries.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Continuous Matter
Space and Time
Gravity
Fluids at Rest
Pressure
Buoyancy
Planets and Stars
Hydrostatic Shapes
Surface Tension
Deformable Solids
Stress
Strain
Linear Elasticity
Solids at Rest
Computational Elastostatics
Elastic Vibrations
Basic Hydrodynamics
Fluids in Motion
Nearly Ideal Flow
Viscosity
Plates and Pipes
Creeping Flow
Rotating Fluids
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Special Topics
Global Laws of Balance
Reaction Forces and Moments
Small-Amplitude Surface Waves
Jumps and Shocks
Whirls and Vortices
Lubrication
Boundary Layers
Subsonic Flight
Heat
Convection
Turbulence
Newtonian Particle Mechanics
Curvilinear Coordinates
Thermodynamics of Ideal Gases
Answers to problems
Bibliography Index
by "Nielsen BookData"
