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Eckert, Michael |
Turbulence???an Odyssey |
I12490 |
2022 |
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Eckert, Michael |
The Turbulence Problem |
I09312 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Eckert, Michael |
Ludwig Prandtl |
I08770 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Eckert, Michael |
Arnold Sommerfeld |
I06375 |
2013 |
eBook |
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| Title | Turbulence???an Odyssey : Origins and Evolution of a Research Field at the Interface of Science and Engineering |
| Author(s) | Eckert, Michael |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XVI, 208 p. 32 illus., 8 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Turbulence is a research field where high expectations have met with recurrent frustration. It is a common perception among physicists, mathematicians and engineers that there is a "big mystery" behind the phenomenon of turbulence. Its history has also remained anything but well researched. Unlike topics such as quantum theory, which began to attract physics historians as long as fifty years ago, turbulence has - until now - received only little professional historical investigation. In this book, which complements his earlier SpringerBrief "The Turbulence Problem", the author sketches the history of turbulence from the vantage point of its roots (Part I), the basic concepts (Part II) and the formation of a scientific community that regarded turbulence as a research field in its own right (Part III). From this perspective turbulence research appears to undertake an odyssey through uncharted territories. The book follows this development up until a conference in Marseille in the year 1961, which marked the inauguration of turbulence in the words of its organizer as ???a new science???. The epilogue contains some observations about turbulence research since 1961. This book provides a rich source of information for all those interested in the history of this major field of basic and applied science |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030914592 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Engineering Fluid Dynamics
4. FLUID MECHANICS
5. FLUIDS
6. History of Physics and Astronomy
7. HISTORY OF SCIENCE
8. Physics???History
9. Science???History
10. Soft condensed matter
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| Title | Ludwig Prandtl : A Life for Fluid Mechanics and Aeronautical Research |
| Author(s) | Eckert, Michael |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XVI, 360 p. 52 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This is a comprehensive biography of Ludwig Prandtl (1875-1953), the father of modern aerodynamics. His name is associated most famously with the boundary layer concept, but also with several other topics in 20th century fluid mechanics, particularly turbulence (Prandtl's mixing length). Among his disciples are pioneers of modern fluid mechanics such as Heinrich Blasius, Theodore von K??rm??n and Walter Tollmien. Furthermore, Prandtl founded the Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt (AVA) and the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut f??r Str??mungsforschung in G??ttingen, both of them seeds for the growth of fluid mechanics in Germany. Yet Prandtl was also a representative of aeronautical research - from Imperial Germany via the Weimar Republic to the "Third Reich". Although not a party member, he assumed the role of a goodwill ambassador for Nazi Germany. This objective treatment of his career will be of interest to all scientists and historians wanting to learn more about Prandtl's influence and the early development of fluid- and aerodynamics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030056636 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Engineering Fluid Dynamics
4. Europe, Central???History
5. FLUID MECHANICS
6. Fluid- and Aerodynamics
7. FLUIDS
8. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
9. History of Germany and Central Europe
10. PHYSICS
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| Title | Arnold Sommerfeld : Science, Life and Turbulent Times 1868-1951 |
| Author(s) | Eckert, Michael |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2013. |
| Description | XIV, 471 p. 35 illus., 9 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951) belongs with Max Planck (1858-1947), Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and Niels Bohr (1885-1962) among the founders of modern theoretical physics, a science that developed into a budding discipline during his lifetime. Sommerfeld witnessed many of the most dramatic scientific, cultural and political events of this era. His correspondence with his family offers a vivid testament to the challenges and joys of a life in science. This biography attempts to reconstruct Sommerfeld???s life and work not only from the perspective of his achievements in theoretical physics but also with the goal of portraying the career of a scientist within the social and political environment in which it evolved. It is based to a large extent on Sommerfeld???s voluminous correspondence, which sheds light both on his private and scientific life. Furthermore, it provides an authentic view on the circumstances that shaped Sommerfeld???s career in different places ??? K??nigsberg, G??ttingen, Clausthal, Aachen, Munich ??? and in different institutional and disciplinary settings ??? mineralogy, mathematics, engineering, physics. Although this biography is not a study of Sommerfeld???s school, it also renders transparent what made this group of physicists so unique and gave its founder the aura of a charismatic teacher. This becomes particularly evident in the reverence with which he was received by his hosts during his travels all over the world ??? travels that Sommerfeld perceived as cultural missions. International politics, personal zeal and scientific interests became closely entangled at such occasions. Such an entanglement is by no means uncommon in the history of science ??? but it is rarely observed so persistently as in Sommerfeld???s case |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461474616 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Fluid- and Aerodynamics
5. FLUIDS
6. GRAVITATION
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
9. PHYSICS
10. QUANTUM PHYSICS
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