This book provides an introduction for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students to the field of astrophysical fluid dynamics. No previous knowledge of fluid dynamics is assumed. After establishing the basic equations of fluid dynamics and the physics relevant to an astrophysical application, a variety of topics in the field are addressed. There is also a chapter introducing the reader to numerical methods. Appendices list useful physical constants and astronomical quantities, and provide handy reference material on Cartesian tensors, vector calculus in polar coordinates, self-adjoint eigenvalue problems, and JWKB theory.The second edition contains expanded material and includes exercises.
- ISBN13 9781848166448
- Publish Date 28 February 2022 (first published 18 January 2006)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Imperial College Press
- Edition 2nd Revised edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 350
- Language English
- URL https://worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/p750