Course of Theoretical Physics: Vol. 6. Fluid Mechanics

Course of Theoretical Physics #6

by L.D. Landau, E.M. Lifshitz

This is the most comprehensive introductory graduate or advanced undergraduate text in fluid mechanics available. It builds up from the fundamentals, often in a general way, to widespread applications, to technology and geophysics.New to this second edition are discussions on the universal dimensions similarity scaling for the laminar boundary layer equations and on the generalized vector field derivatives. In addition, new material on the generalized streamfunction treatment shows how streamfunction may be used in three-dimensional flows. Finally, a new Computational Fluid Dynamics chapter enables computations of some simple flows and provides entry to more advanced literature.* Basic introduction to the subject of fluid mechanics, intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students of science and engineering.* Includes topics of special interest for geophysicists and to engineers.* New and generalized treatment of similar laminar boundary layers, streamfunctions for three-dimensional flows, vector field derivatives, and gas dynamics. Also a new generalized treatment of boundary conditions in fluid mechanics, and expanded treatment of viscous flows.

Genres: Physics, Science, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Mathematics, Reference

539 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

Lev Davidovich Landau

Reviews

[Hollis Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just to warn anyone who gets confused: this book is very frequently cited for its derivation of the Navier-Stokes-Landau-Lifshitz equations of fluctuating hydrodynamics. The section on fluctuating hydrodynamics is actually only contained in the third edition of the book with a purple front cover which was published after Landau had passed away.

[You Ssef · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will never finish reading this book because I have made many passes on it already and I still learn new things. It's way over me most of the time because I'm not knowledgeable enough yet. Despite that It's still very intuitive and concise when it comes to the proofs. It's good if you're a beginning graduate and it's good if you're an advanced one. All in all this a classic from two legends.

[Valerii Ustyugov · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good book for professionals for some refreshing on fluid mechanics