Lagrangian Fluid Dynamics

Andrew Bennett - Collection Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics

350 pages, parution le 17/02/2006

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The emergence of observing systems such as acoustically-tracked floats in the deep ocean, and surface drifters navigating by satellite has seen renewed interest in Lagrangian fluid dynamics. Starting from the foundations of elementary kinematics and assuming some familiarity of Eulerian fluid dynamics, this book reviews the classical and new exact solutions of the Lagrangian framework, and then addresses the general solvability of the resulting general equations of motion. A unified account of turbulent diffusion and dispersion is offered, with applications among others to plankton patchiness in the ocean. Written at graduate level, the book provides the first detailed and comprehensive analytical development of the Lagrangian formulation of fluid dynamics, of interest not only to applied mathematicians but also oceanographers, meteorologists, mechanical engineers, astrophysicists and indeed all investigators of the dynamics of fluids.

The first book that gives a unified account of Lagrangian fluid dynamics
Well-respected and experienced author in the fields of oceanography and mathematics
Written at graduate level and can be used as an academic reference for oceanographers, meteorologists, mechanical engineers, astrophysicists or all investigators of the dynamics of fluids

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The Lagrangian Formulation:
- Lagrangian kinematics
- Lagrangian statistics
- Lagrangian dynamics
- Coordinates
- Real fluids
Lagrangian Flows:
- Some analytical Lagrangian solutions
- Waves, instabilities and vortices
- Viscous incompressible flow
- General solvability
Diffusion:
- Absolute dispersion
- Relative dispersion
- Convective subranges, scalar variance spectrum
- Diffusion
Lagrangian data:
- Observing systems
- Data analysis: the single particle
- Data analysis: particle clusters

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Andrew Bennett
Collection	Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Parution	17/02/2006
Nb. de pages	350
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	620g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521853101
ISBN13	978-0-521-85310-1