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Mechanics and Mathematics of Fluids of the Differential Type

  • Introduces the reader to the mechanics of non-Newtonian fluids and to the mathematical analysis of several fluids of the differential type
  • Self-contained, and can be used as an introductory course for PhD students in mathematics or mechanics
  • Focuses on constructive techniques of non-linear analysis
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics (AMMA, volume 35)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction

    • D. Cioranescu, V. Girault, K. R. Rajagopal
    Pages 1-4
  3. Mechanics

    • D. Cioranescu, V. Girault, K. R. Rajagopal
    Pages 5-91
  4. Mathematical Preliminaries

    • D. Cioranescu, V. Girault, K. R. Rajagopal
    Pages 93-114
  5. Classical Non-Newtonian Fluids

    • D. Cioranescu, V. Girault, K. R. Rajagopal
    Pages 115-178
  6. Grade-Two Fluids: Some Theoretical Results

    • D. Cioranescu, V. Girault, K. R. Rajagopal
    Pages 179-310
  7. Short Survey on the Theory of Grade-Three Fluids

    • D. Cioranescu, V. Girault, K. R. Rajagopal
    Pages 311-338
  8. Appendix

    • D. Cioranescu, V. Girault, K. R. Rajagopal
    Pages 339-373
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 375-394

About this book

This text is the first of its kind to bring together both the thermomechanics and mathematical analysis of Reiner-Rivlin fluids and fluids of grades 2 and 3 in a single book. Each part of the book can be considered as being self-contained. The first part of the book is devoted to a description of the mechanics, thermodynamics, and stability of flows of fluids of grade 2 and grade 3.  The second part of the book is dedicated to the development of rigorous mathematical results concerning the equations governing the motion of a family of fluids of the differential type.  Finally, the proofs of a number of useful results are collected in an appendix.

Reviews

“This is a very well written and organized text. It contains all the essential background as well as state-of-the-art summary of the current knowledge in the field. It can be used as a textbook as well a handy reference book and starting point for advanced research.” (Tomás̃ Bodnár, Mathematical Reviews, June, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France

    D. Cioranescu

  • Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris Cedex 05, France

    V. Girault

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, USA

    K.R. Rajagopal

About the authors

Doina Vioranescu is Director of Research at CNRS, Laboratoire Jacquies-Louis Lions, Université Pierre et Marie Curie.  Her research topics include numerical analysis and partial differential equations.

Vivette Girault is Volunteer Collaborator at Université Pierre et Marie Curie.  Her research topics include numerical analysis and partial differential equations.


Kumbakonam Rajagopal is Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University.  His research interests include continuum mechanics and its applications non non-linear materials.

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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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