A Mathematical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics

Download or read book A Mathematical Introduction to Fluid Mechanics written by Alexandre J. Chorin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A presentation of some of the basic ideas of fluid mechanics in a mathematically attractive manner. The text illustrates the physical background and motivation for some constructions used in recent mathematical and numerical work on the Navier- Stokes equations and on hyperbolic systems, so as to interest students in this at once beautiful and difficult subject. This third edition incorporates a number of updates and revisions, while retaining the spirit and scope of the original book.