An Introduction to Theoretical Fluid Mechanics (Courant Lecture Notes)

This book gives an overview of classical topics in fluid dynamics, focusing on the kinematics and dynamics of incompressible inviscid and Newtonian viscous fluids, but also including some material on compressible flow. The topics are chosen to illustrate the mathematical methods of classical fluid dynamics. The book is intended to prepare the reader for more advanced topics of current research interest. Cover General editor information Title page Contents Preface The fluid continuum Conservation of mass and momentum Vorticity Potential flow Lift and drag in ideal fluids Viscosity and the Navier-Stokes equations Stokes flow The boundary layer Energy Sound Gas dynamics Shock waves Bibliography Index Back Cover