Scaling (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics)
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'... deserves to be placed on the book shelf of every working applied mathematician.' ZAMP
'This book will become a classic ... Barenblatt's delightful book though, is more than [a] just an introduction to scaling: it can also be read as a philosophy of mathematical modelling. The writing is witty, insightful, and sometimes moving. Every time you read the book, you return refreshed and inspired ... One can only conclude that any mathematical scientist could be inspired to fundamental advances in their own domain after studying this marvellous book.' The Journal of Fluid Mechanics
'Professor Barenblatt has produced an admirable introduction to this subject, which combines lucid mathematical treatments with perceptive discussions of the principles ... Undergraduate and graduate students will benefit from courses based on this book, but the specialist will also find paradoxes and controversies quietly resolved by the careful use of the scaling methods discussed by Barenblatt. Needless to say, coming from this author, the book is clearly and elegantly written, well presented and well illustrated.' Contemporary Physics
Book Description
Starting from dimensional analysis and physical similarity, G. Barenblatt describes the art of discovering scaling laws. He demonstrates the concepts of intermediate asymptotics and the renormalization group as natural consequences of self-similarity and shows how and when these tools can tackle the task at hand, and when they cannot. Based on courses taught to undergraduate and graduate students, the book can also be used independently by biologists, chemists, astronomers, engineers and geoscientists.
Scaling (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics)
Scaling (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics),Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt,M. J. Ablowitz,S. H. Davis,E. J. Hinch,A. Iserles,J. Ockendon,P. J. Olver,Cambridge University Press,0521533945,Applied,Mathematics,Scaling laws (Statistical phys,Scaling laws (Statistical physics),Science/Mathematics,Applied mathematics,Mathematics / Graphic Methods,PHYSICS
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