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Book SynopsisHydrodynamic stability is of fundamental importance in fluid dynamics and is concerned with the transition from laminar to turbulent flow. This new edition of this celebrated introduction differs principally by the inclusion of detailed solutions for the exercises, and by the addition of a Foreword by Professor J. W. Miles.
Trade Review'The work is undeniably of high scholarship, consummate accuracy and penetrating insight … All specialists in stability theory will be happy that two such authorities have found the time, and spared so few pains, to produce a work of such excellence.' Nature
'… continues to be … essential reading in hydrodynamic stability, in particular for the novice. … detailed solutions to many problems [are] given at the end of each section.' Zentralblatt MATH
Table of ContentsForeword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Thermal instability; 3. Centrifugal instability; 4. Parallel shear flows; 5. Uniform asymptotic approximations; 6. Additional topics in linear stability theory; 7. Nonlinear stability; Appendix A. A class of generalized Airy functions; Appendix B. Solutions to the problems; Bibliography; Motion picture index; Subject index.
