An Introduction to Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781860946332)

This book provides an introduction for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students to the field of astrophysical fluid dynamics. Although sometimes ignored, fluid dynamical processes play a central role in virtually all areas of astrophysics.No previous knowledge of fluid dynamics is assumed. After establishing the basic equations of fluid dynamics and the physics relevant to an astrophysical application, a variety of topics in the field are addressed. There is also a chapter introducing the reader to numerical methods. Appendices list useful physical constants and astronomical quantities, and provide handy reference material on Cartesian tensors, vector calculus in polar coordinates, self-adjoint eigenvalue problems and JWKB theory.

Author: Michael John Thompson
ISBN-10: 186094633X
ISBN-13: 9781860946332
Publisher: Imperial College Press
Language: English
Published: 01/18/2006
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 8.91h x 6.19w x 0.65d