Physical Fluid Dynamics
Physical Fluid Dynamics
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DOI：
10.1007/978-94-009-9992-3
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1977
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通讯作者：
D. Tritton;J. Gollub
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作者：
D. Tritton;J. Gollub
将一本书归类为“实验”而非“理论”，或将一本书归类为“纯粹”而非“应用”，很容易造成不合理的区别。然而，一些分类是必要的，以告诉潜在的读者这本书是否适合他。本着这种精神，本书可以说是把流体动力学当作物理学的一个分支，而不是应用数学或工程学的一个分支。我经常听到需要这样一本书的说法，当然我在自己的教学中也感受到了这一点。我主要是为物理专业的学生和以物理为基础的应用科学专业的学生写的，尽管我希望其他人可能会觉得它有用。这本书与现有的“基础”书籍的不同之处在于，它更强调我们通过实验室实验所知道的东西及其物理解释，而较少强调数学和材料形式主义。它与现有的“应用”书籍的不同之处在于，主题的选择是根据它们对运动中的流体行为的见解而不是根据它们的实际重要性。所涉及的分支也与许多现有的流体动力学书籍有所不同，这在一定程度上反映了近年来兴趣的转变。特别是，地球物理和天体物理学的应用促进了诸如惯例、分层流动和旋转流体动力学等主题的重要基础发展。迄今为止，这些发展仅在有限的程度上反映在教科书的内容中。
To classify a book as' experimental'rather than'theoretical'or as' pure'rather than'applied'is liable to imply umeal distinctions. Nevertheless, some Classification is necessary to teIl the potential reader whether the book is for him. In this spirit, this book may be said to treat fluid dynamies as a branch of physics, rather than as a branch of applied mathematics or of engineering. I have often heard expressions of the need for such a book, and certainly I have feIt it in my own teaching. I have written it primariIy for students of physics and of physics-based applied science, aIthough I hope others may find it useful. The book differs from existing'fundamental'books in placing much greater emphasis on what we know through laboratory experiments and their physical interpretation and less on the mathe matieal formalism. It differs from existing'applied'books in that the choice of topics has been made for the insight they give into the behaviour of fluids in motion rather than for their practical importance. There are differences also from many existing books on fluid dynamics in the branches treated, reflecting to some extent shifts of interest in reeent years. In particular, geophysical and astrophysical applications have prompted important fundamental developments in topics such as conveetion, stratified flow, and the dynamics of rotating fluids. These developments have hitherto been reflected in the contents of textbooks only to a limited extent.