Overview
- First book of this kind outlining the essence of turbulence: short, clear and comprehensive
- Includes critical assessments and a comparative analysis of the key developments, their evolution and failures, along with key misconceptions and outdated paradigms
- Written by an Author with records in physics, mathematics and engineering
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Phenomenon and the Problem of Turbulence
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Front Matter
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Issues of Paradigmatic Nature I: Origins and Nature of Turbulence
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Front Matter
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Issues of Paradigmatic Nature II: Specific Features
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Front Matter
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Epilogue
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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and a comparative analysis of the key developments, their evolution and failures, along with key misconceptions and outdated paradigms. The main emphasis is on conceptual and problematic aspects, physical phenomena, observations, misconceptions and unresolved issues rather than on conventional formalistic aspects, models, etc. Apart from the obvious fundamental importance of turbulent flows, this emphasis stems from the basic premise that without corresponding progress in fundamental aspects there is little chance for progress in applications such as drag reduction, mixing, control and modeling of turbulence. More generally, there is also a desperate need to grasp the physical fundamentals of the technological processes in which turbulence plays a central role.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The Essence of Turbulence is a great read. … The book is an assessment of the underlying premises as the foundation of the paradigmatic models of turbulence rather than another compendium of mathematical fluid mechanics. … Tsinober presents the essential features of turbulence important for advancing state-of-the-art research in this field … . Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students and above.” (R. N. Laoulache, Choice, Vol. 51 (9), May, 2014)
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon
Book Subtitle: With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature
Authors: Arkady Tsinober
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7180-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7179-6Published: 02 September 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7180-2Published: 23 August 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 169
Topics: Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Oceanography