Essence of Turbulence as a Physical Phenomenon: With Emphasis on Issues of Paradigmatic Nature

This book provides a comprehensive overview of turbulence, covering fundamental issues, paradigmatic aspects, key misconceptions, and unresolved matters. It emphasizes the need for physical fundamentals in understanding and advancing applications in nature and technology. Despite the vast amount of information available, the book remains concise and accessible to a broad audience.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 229 pages
\n Publication date: 03 January 2019
\n Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG
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Now in its second edition, this comprehensive book offers a clear, concise, and thorough exploration of the fundamental nature of turbulence. In the absence of a theory rooted in first principles and adequate tools to address the problem, the "essence" of turbulence, i.e., what turbulence truly is from a fundamental standpoint, is empirically understood through observations from nature, laboratories, and direct numerical simulations rather than explained through conventional formalistic aspects, models, etc. This empirical approach leads to the description of pertinent issues at a highly theoretical level, despite the lack of a comprehensive theory.

The book emphasizes and critically examines fundamental issues, particularly those of paradigmatic nature, related to conceptual and problematic aspects, key misconceptions, and unresolved matters. It discusses why the problem is so challenging and highlights the importance of addressing these issues to advance progress in any applications.

As in the previous edition, the focus on fundamental aspects is driven by the belief that without corresponding advancements in fundamental aspects, progress in any applications is unlikely. More broadly, there is a pressing need for physical fundamentals of a wide range of processes in nature and technology where turbulence plays a central role.

Turbulence is omnipresent throughout the natural sciences and technology, yet despite the vast body of information available, this book retains its brevity without oversimplification, making it accessible to a broad audience.

\n Weight: 558g\n
Dimension: 161 x 241 x 19 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9783319995304\n
Edition number: 2nd ed. 2019\n