Lecture Notes On Turbulence And Coherent Structures In Fluids Plasmas And Nonlinear Media

Author : Horst Punzmann
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814478441

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Lecture Notes On Turbulence And Coherent Structures In Fluids, Plasmas And Nonlinear Media by Horst Punzmann Pdf

This book is based on the lectures delivered at the 19th Canberra International Physics Summer School held at the Australian National University in Canberra (Australia) in January 2006.The problem of turbulence and coherent structures is of key importance in many fields of science and engineering. It is an area which is vigorously researched across a diverse range of disciplines such as theoretical physics, oceanography, atmospheric science, magnetically confined plasma, nonlinear optics, etc. Modern studies in turbulence and coherent structures are based on a variety of theoretical concepts, numerical simulation techniques and experimental methods, which cannot be reviewed effectively by a single expert.The main goal of these lecture notes is to introduce state-of-the-art turbulence research in a variety of approaches (theoretical, numerical simulations and experiments) and applications (fluids, plasmas, geophysics, nonlinear optical media) by several experts. A smooth introduction is presented to readers who are not familiar with the field, while reviewing the most recent advances in the area. This collection of lectures will provide a useful review for both postgraduate students and researchers new to the advancements in this field, as well as specialists seeking to expand their knowledge across different areas of turbulence research.

Author : Jim Denier,Jorgen Frederiksen
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814476454

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Frontiers In Turbulence And Coherent Structures - Proceedings Of The Cosnet/csiro Workshop On Turbulence And Coherent Structures In Fluids, Plasmas And Nonlinear Media by Jim Denier,Jorgen Frederiksen Pdf

This book is based on the proceedings of the COSNet/CSIRO Workshop on Turbulence and Coherent Structures held at the Australian National University in Canberra in January 2006.It codifies recent developments in our understanding of the dynamics and statistical dynamics of turbulence and coherent structures in fluid mechanics, atmospheric and oceanic dynamics, plasma physics, and dynamical systems theory. It brings together articles by internationally acclaimed researchers from around the world including Dijkstra (Utrecht), Holmes (Princeton), Jimenez (UPM and Stanford), Krommes (Princeton), McComb (Edinburgh), Chong (Melbourne), Dewar (ANU), Watmuff (RMIT) and Frederiksen (CSIRO).The book will prove a useful resource for researchers as well as providing an excellent reference for graduate students working in this frontier area.

Author : J. P. Denier,Jorgen S. Frederiksen
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812703934

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Frontiers in Turbulence and Coherent Structures by J. P. Denier,Jorgen S. Frederiksen Pdf

The Chickasaw Nation, an American Indian nation headquartered in southeastern Oklahoma, entered into a period of substantial growth in the late 1980s. Following its successful reorganization and expansion, which was enabled by federal policies for tribal self-determination, the Nation pursued gaming and other industries to affect economic growth. From 1987 to 2009 the Nation's budget increased exponentially as tribal investments produced increasingly large revenues for a growing Chickasaw population. Coincident to this growth, the Chickasaw Nation began acquiring and creating museums and heritage properties to interpret their own history, heritage, and culture through diverse exhibitionary representations. By 2009, the Chickasaw Nation directed representation of itself at five museum and heritage properties throughout its historic boundaries. Josh Gorman examines the history of these sites and argues that the Chickasaw Nation is using museums and heritage sites as places to define itself as a coherent and legitimate contemporary Indian nation. In doing so, they are necessarily engaging with the shifting historiographical paradigms as well as changing articulations of how museums function and what they represent. The roles of the Chickasaw Nation's museums and heritage sites in defining and creating discursive representations of sovereignty are examined within their historicized local contexts. The work describes the museum exhibitions' dialogue with the historiography of the Chickasaw Nation, the literature of new museum studies, and the indigenous exhibitionary grammars emerging from indigenous museums throughout the United States and the world.

Author : Victor Raizer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000458756

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Remote Sensing of Turbulence by Victor Raizer Pdf

This book offers a unique multidisciplinary integration of the physics of turbulence and remote sensing technology. Remote Sensing of Turbulence provides a new vision on the research of turbulence and summarizes the current and future challenges of monitoring turbulence remotely. The book emphasizes sophisticated geophysical applications, detection, and recognition of complex turbulent flows in oceans and the atmosphere. Through several techniques based on microwave and optical/IR observations, the text explores the technological capabilities and tools for the detection of turbulence, their signatures, and variability. FEATURES Covers the fundamental aspects of turbulence problems with a broad geophysical scope for a wide audience of readers Provides a complete description of remote-sensing capabilities for observing turbulence in the earth’s environment Establishes the state-of-the-art remote-sensing techniques and methods of data analysis for turbulence detection Investigates and evaluates turbulence detection signatures, their properties, and variability Provides cutting-edge remote-sensing applications for space-based monitoring and forecasts of turbulence in oceans and the atmosphere This book is a great resource for applied physicists, the professional remote sensing community, ecologists, geophysicists, and earth scientists.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814474207

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Complex Population Dynamics by Anonim Pdf

Author : MITSURU KIKUCHI
Publisher : International Atomic Energy
Page : 1158 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fusion Physics by MITSURU KIKUCHI Pdf

Humans do not live by bread alone. Physically we are puny creatures with limited prowess, but with unlimited dreams. We see a mountain and want to move it to carve out a path for ourselves. We see a river and want to tame it so that it irrigates our fields. We see a star and want to fly to its planets to secure a future for our progeny. For all this, we need a genie who will do our bidding at a flip of our fingers. Energy is such a genie. Modern humans need energy and lots of it to live a life of comfort. In fact, the quality of life in different regions of the world can be directly correlated with the per capita use of energy [1.1–1.5]. In this regard, the human development index (HDI) of various countries based on various reports by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) [1.6] (Fig. 1.1), which is a parameter measuring the quality of life in a given part of the world, is directly determined by the amount of per capita electricity consumption. Most of the developing world (~5 billion people) is crawling up the UN curve of HDI versus per capita electricity consumption, from abysmally low values of today towards the average of the whole world and eventually towards the average of the developed world. This translates into a massive energy hunger for the globe as a whole. It has been estimated that by the year 2050, the global electricity demand will go up by a factor of up to 3 in a high growth scenario [1.7–1.9]. The requirements beyond 2050 go up even higher.

Author : Mikhailov Alexander S,Ertl Gerhard
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814616140

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Engineering Of Chemical Complexity Ii by Mikhailov Alexander S,Ertl Gerhard Pdf

This second review volume is a follow-up to the book “Engineering of Chemical Complexity” that appeared in 2013. Co-edited by the Nobel laureate Gerhard Ertl, this book provides a broad perspective over the current research aimed at understanding, the design and control of complex chemical systems of various origins, on the scales ranging from single molecules and nano-phenomena to macroscopic chemical reactors. Self-organization behavior and emergence of coherent collective dynamics in reaction-diffusion systems, in active soft matter and biochemical networks are discussed. Special attention is paid to applications in cell biology, to molecular motors and microfluidics effects. The reviews, prepared by leading international experts from the EU, USA, Russia and Japan, together yield a fascinating picture of a rapidly developing research discipline that brings chemical engineering to new frontiers.

Author : Stefano Boccaletti
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789812838803

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Handbook on Biological Networks by Stefano Boccaletti Pdf

Networked systems are all around us. The accumulated evidence of systems as complex as a cell cannot be fully understood by studying only their isolated constituents, giving rise to a new area of interest in research OCo the study of complex networks . In a broad sense, biological networks have been one of the most studied networks, and the field has benefited from many important contributions. By understanding and modeling the structure of a biological network, a better perception of its dynamical and functional behavior is to be expected. This unique book compiles the most relevant results and novel insights provided by network theory in the biological sciences, ranging from the structure and dynamics of the brain to cellular and protein networks and to population-level biology. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Introduction (61 KB). Contents: Networks at the Cellular Level: The Structural Network Properties of Biological Systems (M Brilli & P Li); Dynamics of Multicellular Synthetic Gene Networks (E Ullner et al.); Boolean Networks in Inference and Dynamic Modeling of Biological Systems at the Molecular and Physiological Level (J Thakar & R Albert); Complexity of Boolean Dynamics in Simple Models of Signaling Networks and in Real Genetic Networks (A D az-Guilera & R ulvarez-Buylla); Geometry and Topology of Folding Landscapes (L Bongini & L Casetti); Elastic Network Models for Biomolecular Dynamics: Theory and Application to Membrane Proteins and Viruses (T R Lezon et al.); Metabolic Networks (M C Palumbo et al.); Brain Networks: The Human Brain Network (O Sporns); Brain Network Analysis from High-Resolution EEG Signals (F De Vico Fallani & F Babiloni); An Optimization Approach to the Structure of the Neuronal layout of C elegans (A Arenas et al.); Cultured Neuronal Networks Express Complex Patterns of Activity and Morphological Memory (N Raichman et al.); Synchrony and Precise Timing in Complex Neural Networks (R-M Memmesheimer & M Timme); Networks at the Individual and Population Levels: Ideas for Moving Beyond Structure to Dynamics of Ecological Networks (D B Stouffer et al.); Evolutionary Models for Simple Biosystems (F Bagnoli); Evolution of Cooperation in Adaptive Social Networks (S Van Segbroeck et al.); From Animal Collectives and Complex Networks to Decentralized Motion Control Strategies (A Buscarino et al.); Interplay of Network State and Topology in Epidemic Dynamics (T Gross). Readership: Advanced undergraduates, graduate students and researchers interested in the study of complex networks in a wide range of biological processes and systems."

Author : Alexander S. Mikhailov
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814390460

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Engineering of Chemical Complexity by Alexander S. Mikhailov Pdf

This review volume, co-edited by Nobel laureate G Ertl, provides a broad overview on current studies in the understanding of design and control of complex chemical systems of various origins, on scales ranging from single molecules and nano-phenomena to macroscopic chemical reactors. Self-organizational behavior and the emergence of coherent collective dynamics in reactionOCodiffusion systems, reactive soft matter and chemical networks are covered. Special attention is paid to the applications in molecular cell biology and to the problems of biological evolution, synthetic biology and design of artificial living cells.Starting with a detailed introduction on the history of research on complex chemical systems, its current state of the art and perspectives, the book comprises 19 chapters that survey the current progress in particular research fields. The reviews, prepared by leading international experts, yield together a fascinating picture of a rapidly developing research discipline that brings chemical engineering to new frontiers."

Author : T. Di Matteo,A. Tordesillas
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789812771995

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Granular and Complex Materials by T. Di Matteo,A. Tordesillas Pdf

The science of complex materials continues to engage researchers from a vast range of disciplines, including physics, mathematics, computational science, and virtually all domains of engineering. This volume presents a unique multidisciplinary panorama of the current research in complex materials. The contributions explore an array of problems reflecting recent developments in four main areas: characterization and modeling of disordered packings, micromechanics and continuum theory; discrete element method; statistical mechanics. The common theme is the quest to unravel the connection between the microscopic and macroscopic properties of complex materials. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: Foam as granular matter (2,433 KB). Contents: Foam as Granular Matter (D Weaire et al.); Delaunay Simplex Analysis of the Structure of Equal Sized Spheres (A V Anikeenko et al.); On Entropic Characterization of Granular Materials (R Blumenfeld); Mathematical Modeling of Granular Flow-Slides (I Vardoulakis & S Alevizos); The Mechanics of Brittle Granular Materials (I Einav); Stranger than Friction: Force Chain Buckling and Its Implications for Constitutive Modelling (A Tordesillas); Investigations of Size Effects in Granular Bodies During Plane Strain Compression (J Tejchman & J Grski); Granular Flows: Fundamentals and Applications (P W Cleary); Fine Tuning DEM Simulations to Perform Virtual Experiments with Three-Dimensional Granular Packings (G W Delaney et al.); Fluctuations in Granular Materials (R P Behringer); Statistical Mechanics of Dense Granular Media (M Pica Ciamarra et al.); Compaction of Granular Systems (P Richard et al.). Readership: Physicists, material scientists, soil engineers and applied mathematicians.

Author : Robert L. Dewar,Frank Detering
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789814277327

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Complex Physical, Biophysical and Econophysical Systems by Robert L. Dewar,Frank Detering Pdf

1. Introduction to complex and econophysics systems : a navigation map / T. Aste and T. Di Matteo -- 2. An introduction to fractional diffusion / B. I. Henry, T.A.M. Langlands and P. Straka -- 3. Space plasmas and fusion plasmas as complex systems / R. O. Dendy -- 4. Bayesian data analysis / M. S. Wheatland -- 5. Inverse problems and complexity in earth system science / I. G. Enting -- 6. Applied fluid chaos : designing advection with periodically reoriented flows for micro to geophysical mixing and transport enhancement / G. Metcalfe -- 7. Approaches to modelling the dynamical activity of brain function based on the electroencephalogram / D. T. J. Liley and F. Frascoli -- 8. Jaynes' maximum entropy principle, Riemannian metrics and generalised least action bound / R. K. Niven and B. Andresen -- 9. Complexity, post-genomic biology and gene expression programs / R. B. H. Williams and O. J.-H. Luo -- 10. Tutorials on agent-based modelling with NetLogo and network analysis with Pajek / M. J. Berryman and S. D. Angus.

Author : L. Schimansky-Geier
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812705839

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Analysis and Control of Complex Nonlinear Processes in Physics, Chemistry and Biology by L. Schimansky-Geier Pdf

Nonlinear dynamics of complex processes is an active research field with large numbers of publications in basic research, and broad applications from diverse fields of science. Nonlinear dynamics as manifested by deterministic and stochastic evolution models of complex behavior has entered statistical physics, physical chemistry, biophysics, geophysics, astrophysics, theoretical ecology, semiconductor physics and -optics, etc. This field of research has induced a new terminology in science connected with new questions, problems, solutions and methods. New scenarios have emerged for spatio-temporal structures in dynamical systems far from equilibrium. Their analysis and possible control are intriguing and challenging aspects of the current research.The duality of fundamental and applied research is a focal point of its main attractivity and fascination. Basic topics and foundations are always linked to concrete and precise examples. Models and measurements of complex nonlinear processes evoke and provoke new fundamental questions that diversify and broaden the mathematical concepts and tools. In return, new mathematical approaches to modeling and analysis enlarge the scope and efficiency of applied research.

Author : Victor Shrira,Sergei Nazarenko
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9789814520805

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Advances In Wave Turbulence by Victor Shrira,Sergei Nazarenko Pdf

Wave or weak turbulence is a branch of science concerned with the evolution of random wave fields of all kinds and on all scales, from waves in galaxies to capillary waves on water surface, from waves in nonlinear optics to quantum fluids. In spite of the enormous diversity of wave fields in nature, there is a common conceptual and mathematical core which allows to describe the processes of random wave interactions within the same conceptual paradigm, and in the same language. The development of this core and its links with the applications is the essence of wave turbulence science (WT) which is an established integral part of nonlinear science.The book comprising seven reviews aims at discussing new challenges in WT and perspectives of its development. A special emphasis is made upon the links between the theory and experiment. Each of the reviews is devoted to a particular field of application (there is no overlap), or a novel approach or idea. The reviews cover a variety of applications of WT, including water waves, optical fibers, WT experiments on a metal plate and observations of astrophysical WT.

Author : Boris Galperin,Peter L. Read
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781107043886

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Zonal Jets by Boris Galperin,Peter L. Read Pdf

Presents a comprehensive, multidisciplinary volume on the physics of zonal jets, from the leading experts, for graduate students and researchers.

Author : Michel Deville,Thien-Hiep Lê,Pierre Sagaut
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642002625

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Turbulence and Interactions by Michel Deville,Thien-Hiep Lê,Pierre Sagaut Pdf

Contains seven keynote lectures of the TI 2006 conference that was held in Porquerolles, May 29-June 2, 2006. This book offers a view on theory, experiments and numerical simulations in the field of turbulence.