Worlds of Flow

A history of hydrodynamics from the Bernoullis to Prandtl

Olivier Darrigol

360 pages, parution le 08/09/2005

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Résumé

The first of its kind, this book is an in-depth history of hydrodynamics from its eighteenth-century foundations to its first major successes in twentieth-century hydraulics and aeronautics. It documents the foundational role of fluid mechanics in developing a new mathematical physics. It gives full and clear accounts of the conceptual breakthroughs of physicists and engineers who tried to meet challenges in the practical worlds of hydraulics, navigation, blood circulation, meteorology, and aeronautics. And it shows how hydrodynamics at last began to fulfill its early promise to unify the different worlds of flow. Richly illustrated, technically thorough, and sensitive to cross-cultural effects, this history should attract a broad range of historians, scientists, engineers, and philosophers and be a standard reference for anyone interested in fluid mechanics.

First fully-fledged history of hydrodynamics.
Provides full and clear accounts of the main conceptual advances.
Explains the concrete motivations behind modern-day fluid mechanics.
Well-documented and illustrated material based on original research.
Attends to the cultural conditions of innovation.

Readership: Broad range of scientists, engineers, historians and philosophers of science.

L'auteur - Olivier Darrigol

Olivier Darrigol est directeur de recherche au CNRS, au sein de l'équipe de Recherches épistémologiques et historiques sur les sciences et les institutions scientifiques (Rehseis, CNRS/Université Paris VII). Ses recherches portent sur l'histoire de la physique aux XIX^e et XX^e siècles.

Sommaire

The dynamical equations
Water waves
Viscosity
Vortices
Instability
Turbulence
Drag and lift

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Éditeur(s)	Oxford University Press
Auteur(s)	Olivier Darrigol
Parution	08/09/2005
Nb. de pages	360
Format	17 x 24,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	880g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780198568438
ISBN13	978-0-19-856843-8