Overview
- Lessons from one of the greatest astrophysicists of our time Original lecture notes from Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar’s course on the theory of turbulence A Nobel laureate through the eyes and ears of the young Edward Spiegel, who grew to become an influential figure in convection and chaos theory
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 810)
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“The book under review is part of the Lecture Notes in Physics series, and aims to ‘quickly and informally’ communicate knowledge in the subject. The book is structured in 25 chapters plus a prologue and epilogue. … The book is addressed to both the novice and advanced reader, as it provides basic and advanced proofs, as well as different approaches and derivation of classical results.” (Iuliana Stanculescu, Mathematical Reviews, May, 2014)
“The lecture notes on Turbulence by S. Chandrasekhar are transcribed and filled in with details by Edward Spiegel in the year 1954. … it is interesting to have a book on these lecture notes for three reasons: 1. The scientific historian will enjoy this compilation. 2. The didactically interested lecturer can learn much about presentations in theoretical physics. 3. Students will find many explicitly calculated details in the presentation of the mathematical formalism.” (Johannes Viktor Feitzinger, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1207, 2011)
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Book Title: The Theory of Turbulence
Book Subtitle: Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar's 1954 Lectures
Editors: Edward A. Spiegel
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0117-5
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0116-8Published: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0117-5Published: 20 October 2010
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 117
Topics: Classical and Continuum Physics, Complex Systems, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems