Dynamics of Spatio-Temporal Cellular Structures
Henri Bénard Centenary Review
Published on 6. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
X, 249 pages
978-1-4899-9687-9 (ISBN)
Description
The impact of Benard's discovery on 20th century physics is crucial to any modern research area such as fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, just to name a few. This centenary review shows the broad scope and development including modern applications, edited and written by experts in the field.
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Edition
2006 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
X, 249 p.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4899-9687-9 (9781489996879)
DOI
10.1007/b106790
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Dynamics of Spatio-Temporal Cellular Structures
Henri Bénard Centenary Review
Book
12/2005
Springer
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Content
The Context of Bénard Scientific Work and Nonlinear Science.- Scientific Biography of Henri Bénard (1874-1939).- Bénard Cellular Structures.- Rayleigh-Bénard Convection: Thirty Years of Experimental, Theoretical, and Modeling Work.- Experiments with Rayleigh-Bénard Convection.- Rayleigh-Bénard Convection as a Model of a Nonlinear System: A Personal View.- Bénard Convection and Geophysical Applications.- Bénard-Marangoni Cellular Structures.- Bénard Layers, Overstability, and Waves.- Hydrothermal Waves in a Disk of Fluid.- Secondary Instabilities in Surface-Tension-Driven Bénard-Marangoni Convection.- Bénard and Wakes.- Wake Instabilities Behind Bluff Bodies.- Spatial Inhomogeneities of Hydrodynamic Instabilities.- Extension of Bénard's Work.- Patterns and Chaotic Dynamics in Faraday Surface Waves.- The Taylor-Couette Flow: The Hydrodynamic Twin of Rayleigh-Bénard Convection.