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A complete revision of the first edition this book. The author has added a chapter on turbulence, and has expanded the work on paradoxes and modeling. W.M. Elsasser said of the first edition, A book such as this, concentrating as it does on the boundaries of fundamental progress, should be indispensable to all those engaged in hydrodynamical research who are concerned with the type of generalization that so often in the past has led to fundamental progress.

Originally published in 1960.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton Univ

Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. viii*I. Paradoxes of Nonviscous Flow, pg. 1*II. Paradoxes of Viscous Flow, pg. 29*IIIOTA. Jets, Wakes and Cavities, pg. 51*IV. Modeling and Dimensional Analysis, pg. 86*V. Groups and Fluid Mechanics, pg. 117*VI. Added Mass, pg. 148*Bibliography, pg. 179*Index, pg. 183

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    A Paperback by Garrett Birkhoff

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: 2/12/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780691625911, 978-0691625911
      ISBN10: 0691625913

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A complete revision of the first edition this book. The author has added a chapter on turbulence, and has expanded the work on paradoxes and modeling. W.M. Elsasser said of the first edition, A book such as this, concentrating as it does on the boundaries of fundamental progress, should be indispensable to all those engaged in hydrodynamical research who are concerned with the type of generalization that so often in the past has led to fundamental progress.

      Originally published in 1960.

      The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton Univ

      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. viii*I. Paradoxes of Nonviscous Flow, pg. 1*II. Paradoxes of Viscous Flow, pg. 29*IIIOTA. Jets, Wakes and Cavities, pg. 51*IV. Modeling and Dimensional Analysis, pg. 86*V. Groups and Fluid Mechanics, pg. 117*VI. Added Mass, pg. 148*Bibliography, pg. 179*Index, pg. 183

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