Classical Mechanics

This unique book gives a general unified presentation of the use of the multiscale/multiresolution approaches in the field of turbulence. The cover...

The interaction of a fluid with a solid body is a widespread phenomenon in nature, occurring at different scales and different applied disciplines....

This book is devoted to analysis of Monte Carlo methods developed in rarefied gas dynamics. Presented is the short history of the development of su...

This is an introductory textbook on the geometrical theory of dynamical systems, fluid flows and certain integrable systems. The topics are interdi...

This volume is the proceedings of the 14th MSJ International Research Institute “Asymptotic Analysis and Singularity”, which was held at Sendai, Ja...

Dynamical systems and Nonlinear Waves in Plasmas is written in a clear and comprehensible style to serve as a compact volume for advanced postgradu...

Many chemical and biological processes take place in fluid environments in constant motion — chemical reactions in the atmosphere, biological popul...

This is a book about the history of the science of inertia. Nobody denies the existence of the forces of inertia, but they are branded as “fictitio...

Frustrated spin systems have been first investigated five decades ago. Well-known examples include the Ising model on the antiferromagnetic triangu...

Nonstationary flows of gases (and liquids under high pressure) are of interest in many engineering problems. These include the study of shock waves...

Praise for the first edition “The author is an outstanding expert in harmonic analysis who has made important contributions. The book contains rigo...

Acoustics as a branch of physics involves heavy mathematics, and the practice of architectural acoustics involves knowledge of a broad range of ...

Authoritative and bestselling textbook detailing the many aspects of using wind as an energy source Wind Energy Explained provides complete and c...

Flows with chemical reactions can occur in various fields such as combustion, process engineering, aeronautics, the atmospheric environment and aqu...

Current standard numerical methods are of little use in solving mathematical problems involving boundary layers. In Robust Computational Techniques...

This authoritative book presents the theoretical development of gravitational physics as it applies to the dynamics of celestial bodies and the ana...

Why have scientists, engineers, and mathematicians become intrigued by chaos? Chaos is about predictability in even the most unstable systems, and ...

This book is a practical guide for researchers and advanced graduate students in biology and biophysics who need a quantitative understanding of ac...

This book provides an introduction to Monte Carlo simulations in classical statistical physics and is aimed both at students beginning work in the ...

Mechanics is the first foundation for the study of physics. This book takes first-year undergraduates through an entertaining and instructive set o...

From the Preface:"The purpose of this book is to present and apply a language and to discuss methods which make it very convenient to exploit such ...

The purpose fo this book is to present a comprehensive account of the physical concepts and theoretical approaches developed for the study of the d...

This important new book sets forth a comprehensive description of various mathematical aspects of problems originating in numerical solution of hyp...

Einstein's standard and battle-tested geometric theory of gravity--spacetime tells mass how to move and mass tells spacetime how to curve--is expou...

The best parts of physics are the last topics that our students ever see. These are the exciting new frontiers of nonlinear and complex systems tha...

This book covers fully, the work required for the mechanics component of all courses. All abilities are catered for, and some additional exercises ...

This book presents the SPH method (Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics) for fluid modelling from a theoretical and applied viewpoint. It comprises two ...

This Student Workbook provides supplementary support and practice for the mechanics topics in Edexcel's new linear specification. Designed to work ...

Waves and oscillations permeate virtually every field of current physics research, are central to chemistry, and are essential to much of engineeri...

This book presents the SPH method (Smoothed-Particle Hydrodynamics) for fluid modelling from a theoretical and applied viewpoint. It comprises two ...

In high energy gas flows, at high velocities and high temperatures, physical and chemical processes such as molecular vibrational excitation, disso...

The pendulum is a unique physical system which exhibits remarkably varied and complex behavior under many different conditions. It is also a system...

Classical mechanics, one of the oldest branches of science, has undergone a long evolution, developing hand in hand with many areas of mathematics,...

Classical mechanics, one of the oldest branches of science, has undergone a long evolution, developing hand in hand with many areas of mathematics,...

In July 2009, many experts in the mathematical modelling of biological sciences gathered in Les Houches for a 4-week summer school on the mechanics...

This comprehensive text offers a rare and insightful investigation into the energy sector of the developing world. ‘Energy for Development’ provide...

Authored by leading scholars, this comprehensive, self-contained text presents a view of the state of the art in multi-dimensional hyperbolic parti...

Theory and modelling with direct numerical simulation and experimental observations are indispensable in the understanding of the evolution of natu...

In this age of superstring theories and Big Bang cosmology, we're used to thinking of the unknown as impossibly distant from our everyday lives. Bu...

This volume provides a good understanding of the binary fluid system, highlighting new dimensions of the existing Kalina cycle system, a thermodyna...

Microscopic Dynamics of Plasmas and Chaos discusses the resonant wave-particle interaction in plasmas, provides the tools for chaotic Hamiltonian d...