TY - BOOK AU - Chorin,Alexandre Joel AU - Marsden,Jerrold E. TI - A mathematical introduction to fluid mechanics SN - 0387979182 (acidfree paper) U1 - 532 21 PY - 1998/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Fluid mechanics N1 - "Corrected third printing"--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface.- 1. The Equations of Motion: 1.1. Euler's Equations. 1.2. Rotation and Vorticity. 1.3. The Navier-Stokes Equations.- 2. Potential Flow and Slightly Viscous Flow: 2.1. Potential Flow. 2.2. Boundary Layers. 2.3. Vortex Sheets. 2.4. Remarks on Stability and Bifurcation.- 3. Gas Flow in One Dimension: 3.1. Characteristics. 3.2. Shocks. 3.3. The Riemann Problem. 3.4. Combustion Waves N2 - Mathematics is playing an ever more important role in the physical and biological sciences, provoking a blurring of boundaries between scientific disciplines and a resurgence of interest in the modern as weil as the clas­ sical techniques of applied mathematics UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0815/98115991-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0815/98115991-t.html ER -