| Dimensional Analysis: Examples of the Use of Symmetry Contributor(s): Hornung, Hans G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486446050 ISBN-13: 9780486446059 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $8.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Derived from a course in fluid mechanics, this text for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students employs symmetry arguments to illustrate the principles of dimensional analysis. The examples provided demonstrate the effectiveness of symmetry arguments, and students will find these methods applicable to a wide field of interests. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General - Mathematics | Measurement |
| Dewey: 530.8 |
| LCCN: 2005053710 |
| Series: Dover Books on Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5.32" W x 8.5" (0.26 lbs) 82 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Derived from a course in fluid mechanics, this text for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students employs symmetry arguments to demonstrate the principles of dimensional analysis. The examples provided illustrate the effectiveness of symmetry arguments in obtaining the mathematical form of the functions yielded by dimensional analysis. Students will find these methods applicable to a wide field of interests. After discussing several examples of method, the text examines pipe flow, material properties, gasdynamical examples, body in nonuniform flow, and turbulent flow. Additional topics include waves on a free liquid surface, examples with other fluid properties, and ideal gas equations of state. Figures appear throughout the text, which concludes with a bibliography. |