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Physical Fluid Dynamics (Oxford science publications)

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This book is not ideal for mathematicians. It is written in the style of a physics book, with a large portion of the book devoted to experimental results; the theory is developed in the context of explaining these results, with little mathematical discussion of the resulting equations beyond asymptotic analysis. (This may be expected, given the word "Physical" in the title.)

Overall it is a nice book. But the writing is not as clear as it could be. Some relevant properties of the example flows discussed are not stated explicitly, which I would discover by chance while working with the equations. Many of his derivations are also predicated by overly restrictive/unnecessary assumptions, with no mention of the behavior under other assumptions (although the problems require determining this in order to solve them). He leaves too much as an (often unstated) exercise for the reader. This is the reason I did not rate it five stars.

This book is one of the best books on fluid dynamics I have ever read. Definitely, it was written for phycisist looking for a deep understanding of the astonishing fluid behavior rather than for applications. The author carefully explains, with a lot of wonderful photographs and simple pictures, all the basic ideas and fundamental concepts behind fluid dynamics, ranging from the flow in a pipe, to atmospheric convection and solar granulation. I think that every physicist who wants to learn about the underlying physics of fluids, should read and enjoy this book.

Because of its physics orientation, rather than math or engineering, I found Tritton ideal as a required textbook for a graduate physics course in fluid dynamics at UCBerkeley. Having gained insight from this book myself, I then shared my enjoyment with my students.

This book is one of the best books on fluid dynamics I have ever read. Definitely, it was written for phycisist looking for a deep understanding of the astonishing fluid behavior rather than for applications. The author carefully explains, with a lot of wonderful photographs and simple pictures, all the basic ideas and fundamental concepts behind fluid dynamics, ranging from the flow in a pipe, to atmospheric convection and solar granulation. I think that every physicist who wants to learn about the underlying physics of fluids, should read and enjoy this book.

This book is unusual in that it contains many topics that are not available in other fluid dynamics books. The mathematics and physics of fluid dynamics is presented in a very elegant and concise manner. I think it is one of the best fluid dynamics books in the market. I enjoy reading this book.

This book is indeed very good, as it presents deeper analysis of many fluids phenomena, departing from basic ideas and fundamental concepts. But in my opinion you must already have a good understanding of fluid mechanics to really enjoy it. I guess it would not be easy for a begginer in the matter, and guess that's why some may call it confusing. In fact, you won't find that current structured treatment of the matter that other books (mainly the textbooks) presents, or the contents of regular under-graduate or graduate courses in engineering, with common engineering applications, and so on. Nevertheless, as a teacher and researcher in the field of fluid mechanics, I really enjoyed reading it, and it really improved my understanding on many topics.

I really enjoyed this book. I found it in a bookstore one day and read it for pleasure slowly. I am a theory student (now) so I wanted to see a lot more math, but aside from that shortcoming (which some might welcome) it was just a fantastic description of fluid motion and derivations of the governing equations on a simple level.

If you are afraid of mathematics but want to learn fluid dynamics then this should be your choice. This book might not contain lots of mathematical equations a typical fluid dynamics book could have, but Tritton had explained certain concepts in fluid dynamics very clearly. This book gave me lots of insights and supplemented my pre-existing knowledge in the subject.

The book has nice examples of experimental evidence to tie together the concepts.

Book was in good condition with minimal marks. Delivery was very prompt. Overall, I am a satisfied customer.