RAYLEIGH-BENARD CONVECTION: STRUCTURES AND DYNAMICS (Advanced Series in Nonlinear Dynamics, 11) - Hardcover
This invaluable book presents a concise but systematic account of the formation of spatial flow structures in a horizontal fluid layer heated from below. Flows of this type, known as Rayleigh-Bénard convection, show important features of behaviour inherent not only in various hydrodynamic-instability phenomena but also in nonlinear pattern-forming processes in other contexts. The book describes the basic methods of investigating convection patterns, and the types of two- and three-dimensional flows, pattern defects, and sequences of convection-regime changes.The author pays special attention to the question of how various factors (mainly reducible to initial and boundary conditions) determine the shapes and sizes of the structures which develop. In this way, the role of order and disorder in flow patterns, as a factor strongly affecting the character of the evolution of structures, is revealed. The presentation emphasizes the physical picture of these phenomena, without excessive mathematical detail.
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- PublisherWorld Scientific Pub Co Inc
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 9810226578
- ISBN 13 9789810226572
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages245
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Rayleigh-Benard Convection: Structure and Dynamics (Volume 11)
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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ISBN 13: 9789810226572
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Book Description Condition: Good. Volume 11. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:9789810226572. Seller Inventory # 9725732
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