Description
Book SynopsisDeveloped from a course in astrophysical fluid dynamics, this graduate textbook, first published in 2007, provides a basic understanding of the fluid dynamical processes relevant to astrophysics. Covering topics including wave propagation, shocks, spherical flows and stellar oscillations, this book is suitable for graduate students in astrophysics, physics and applied mathematics.
Trade Review'[the book] emphasizes the essential physics behind the mathematical results. … the authors … give a flavour of all [the] problems without getting into all the mathematical complexities of a full treatment. … in each case [they] give a physical discussion of the problem, to explain what result one expects to emerge from the mathematics … Most chapters contain references for further in-depth reading on the topics outlined in the text, and some more detailed material is also present in the end-of-chapter problems … this is a very useful book for new graduate students and it also gives new insights to those of us with more experience; I wish it had been available when I was learning the subject.' The Observatory
Table of Contents1. The basic fluid equations; 2. Compressible media; 3. Spherically symmetric flows; 4. Stellar models and stellar oscillations; 5. Stellar oscillations - waves in stratified media; 6. Damping and excitation of stellar oscillations; 7. Magnetic instability in a static atmosphere; 8. Thermal instabilities; 9. Gravitational instability; 10. Linear shear flows; 11. Rotating flows; 12. Circular shear flow with self-gravity; 13. Modes in rotating stars; 14. Cylindrical shear flow - non-axisymmetric instability; References; Index.
