Hydrodynamic and Hydromagnetic Stability (International Series of Monographs on Physics (Oxford, England).) | 
| Author: S. Chandrasekhar
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Dover Ed
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Pages: 704
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 048664071X
Dewey Decimal Number: 532.5
EAN: 9780486640716
ASIN: 048664071X
Publication Date: February 1, 1981
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The Nobel Laureate's monumental study surveys hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability as a branch of experimental physics. Among the subjects treated: thermal instability of a layer of fluid heated from below, the Benard problem, stability of Couette flow, and the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability.
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Book on Hydrodynamic October 27, 2005
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is one of the classic books written by Chandrasekhar. This is
extremely helpful for the people working on Hydrodynamic and
Hydromagnetic Stability.
Most affordable of the classics on hydrodynamic stability July 21, 2000
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
This is one of the standard monographs on hydrodynamic instabilities, considered a classic. It was published by Oxford UP in 1961 and is kept in print (at a bargain price) by Dover. It is still very usable, easy to read, and an excellent introduction, although on some points it is out of date. For Rayleigh-Benard convection, a reader would do well to consult more recent books like Drazin & Reid, Swinney & Gollub, Koschmieder, and Getling. However, nobody covers the linear theory better than Chandrasekhar.
A practical, beautiful masterpiece February 7, 2000
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first read this book just to better understand a small point in a fluid dynamics paper I was reading, but quickly realized it is an encyclopaedic masterpiece, and found myself reading more and more. Chandasekhar's explanations are clear, easily readable, and complete, and should be a model for other writers. Anyone working on fluids should own this.
A practical, beautiful masterpiece February 7, 2000
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I first read this book just to better understand a small point in a fluid dynamics paper I was reading, but quickly realized it is an encyclopaedic masterpiece, and found myself reading more and more. Chandasekhar's explanations are clear, easily readable, and complete, and should be a model for other writers. Anyone working on fluids should own this.
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