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 | | An Introduction to the Mechanics of Fluids (Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology) by C. Truesdell, K.R. Rajagopal ISBN-10: 9780817640149 ISBN-10: 0-8176-4014-2 ISBN-13: 9780817640149 ISBN-13: 978-0-8176-4014-9 Hardcover 1999-12-28 Birkhäuser Boston Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This new advanced text/reference presents an introduction to many aspects of fluid mechanics, with particular emphasis on the description and response of nonlinear fluids. Results are developed and established with rigor, and the topics span from Euler fluids to fluids that have memory. All the standard topics are clearly presented, including relevant nonlinear fluid topics. The applications selected were done so for their relevance to fluids, both classical and nonlinear. The discussions are technically accessible to readers with a background in standard undergraduate mathematics. Topics and Features: *Integrated chapter exercises *Numerous detailed, worked examples and results *Visometric flows *Nonlinear fluids *Navier-Stokes fluids *Compressible and incompressible Euler fluids and flows All applied mathematicians, mechanical engineers, aerospace engineers, and engineering mechanics graduates and researchers will find the book an essential reading resource for fluids. It is also suitable as a self-study/reference guide. | ||
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Excellent This book is unique. It is the most comprehensive treatment of the basic theory of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids that I know of. It contains a lot of interesting material that is not treated in elementary texts and is dispersed in the research literature, and the authors present it in a rigorous but engaging manner. What I value most of the book are the insightful comments and discussions throughout; it gives one a proper perspective and a deepened understanding of the subject. The book is not suitable for a first course in fluid mechanics, but it should be an excellent text for beginning graduate students -- both engineering students who want to learn the mathematics and mathematics students who want to understand the physics. | ||
remarkable book There is no other introduction to fluid mechanics that even comes close to this book. I hope it becomes the standard introduction to the subject. It is unique, clear, and perceptive. The best think I can say for it is this: A student could spend decades trying reach the level of understanding they would get from reading this elegant book. | ||
Disappointing Because I am a big fan of previous works from one of the authors, it came as surprise to me how disappointing this new book is. The book contains a lot of material and discussions that are irrelevant to the science of Fluid Mechanics. In many occasions, the clarity of the theoretical expositions is overshadow by lateral discussions that cannot be justified on a book of such basic level. The reader is left wondering if there was agreement and understanding among the authors on the content selected for the book. I read the book and got the feeling that the book contains parts that are original and interesting. The problem is that they never coincide: when they are interesting they are not original - when they are original they are not interesting. As a whole the book did not add to my collection. | ||