Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics) [Paperback]

L D Landau (Author), E.M. Lifshitz (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750627670 | ISBN-13: 978-0750627672 | Publication Date: January 15, 1987 | Edition: 2

This is the most comprehensive introductory graduate or advanced undergraduate text in fluid mechanics available. It builds up from the fundamentals, often in a general way, to widespread applications, to technology and geophysics.

New to this second edition are discussions on the universal dimensions similarity scaling for the laminar boundary layer equations and on the generalized vector field derivatives. In addition, new material on the generalized streamfunction treatment shows how streamfunction may be used in three-dimensional flows. Finally, a new Computational Fluid Dynamics chapter enables compulations of some simple flows and provides entry to more advanced literature.

* Basic introduction to the subject of fluid mechanics, intended for undergraduate and beginning graduate students of science and engineering.

* Includes topics of special interest for geophysicists and to engineers.

* New and generalized treatment of similar laminar boundary layers, streamfunctions for three-dimensional flows, vector field derivatives, and gas dynamics. Also a new generalized treatment of boundary conditions in fluid mechanics, and expanded treatment of viscous flows.

Editorial Reviews

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'This book will find its place on the shelves of all libraries covering the mechanics of liquids and gases'
Mathematics Abstracts

'A classic in the field of fluid mechanics'
IOP Publishing Ltd

'This book will continue to be a rich source of understanding of fluid mechanics for adequately prepared readers...there is no better aid than Landau and Liftshitz's 'Fluid Mechanics' '
Journal of Fluid Mechanics

'Has lasting value as a reference text'
The International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition (January 15, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750627670
• ISBN-13: 978-0750627672
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #180,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic on fluid mechanics, March 12, 2006

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Utah Blaine (Somewhere on Trexalon in District 268) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics) (Paperback)

This is a classic text on fluid mechanics, and an essential for any serious researcher in the field. This book starts by deriving the basic equations of fluid dynamics (a few simple equations - easy, huh?), then each subsequent chapter discusses narrower topics such as viscosity, turbulence, supersonic flow, etc. As a text for a student, this book has some serious limitations in my view. I would not recommend this book to someone approaching the material for the first time, or to teach oneself, it is really best as a research resource for a professional or graduate student. One thing that I didn't like about this book (and this is a complaint about the LL series in general) is that it is very difficult to separate which topics are general and which are very specific. The reader needs to know a bit about hydrodynamics before approaching this book in my opinion. For example, LL discuss the Rankine-Hugoniot equations for flow across a shock (a general result fundamental to hydrodynamics), then in the next section they discuss the supersonic corrugation instability, a subject that is really of interest to a small number of researchers and advanced graduate student in specific fields. Overall, not a great learning text, but an irreplacable reference on hydrodynamics. If you are looking for an introductory text, start with Batchelor.

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Book in Physics, October 26, 1999

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Ramiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics) (Paperback)

Landau & Lifshz "Course of Theoretical Physics" is a famous and respected set of books in Physics. Unfortunately, Butterworth-Heinemann, who currently prints those books in English, prints them with very poor quality. The books seem to be "printed" in old copy machines and the paper used is also a cheap one. In many pages, it is really hard to read the text, due to such poor printing.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST AND MOST COMPLETE BOOK ON FLUID MECHANICS, July 23, 1998

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Paulo ([e-mail]) (Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fluid Mechanics, Second Edition: Volume 6 (Course of Theoretical Physics) (Paperback)

This is the Volume 6 of the famous Course of Theoretical Physics by L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz. All serious students of theoretical physics must possess the ten volumes of this excellent Course, which cover in detail and rigour practically all the branches of theoretical physics. The Volume 6 treats the theory of the motion of liquids and gases. The book opens with the theory of ideal fluids and drives the attention of the reader to a large amount of topics, which are discussed in greater detail and, moreover, discussing with details topics not usually found in other similar books, such as turbulence, sound, fluid dynamics of combustion, relativistic fluid dynamics and the dynamics of superfluids. The book is written in a language proper of a theoretical physicist, but owing to its clarity, it can be read without problems for other scientists. A superb book!