Theoretical Hydrodynamics (Dover Books on Physics) by L. M. Milne-Thomson (PDF)

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This classic text offers a thorough, clear and methodical introductory exposition of the mathematical theory of fluid motion, useful in applications to both hydrodynamics and aerodynamics. Departing radically from traditional approaches, the author bases the treatment on vector methods and notation with their natural consequence in two dimensions — the complex variable.New features in this edition include: a chapter bringing together various exact treatments of two-dimensional motion with a free surface in a gravitational field, followed by one dealing with approximations (mostly linearized) relevant to this but with emphasis on waves; a chapter on tensor methods applied to the flow of viscous fluids; a chapter on flow with small Reynolds’ number, including an account of a novel application of the complex variable to Stokes’ flow; and an outline of the theory of two-dimensional laminar flow in a boundary layer.Prerequisites are restricted to a knowledge of elementary calculus since any additional mathematics is introduced as required, making this a self-contained treatment. Nearly 400 diagrams help illustrate the text and over 600 exercises are collected into sets of examples at the end of each chapter.

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⭐Part of me wants to dock a star from my rating, but I don’t think that would be entirely fair.My issue with this book is the issue that a lot of Dover books have: they’re dated and use odd language. Specifically the diction and syntax always feel off in these books. I’m stuck between thinking “the author knows how to explain things very well” and “could it have been possible to formulate this statement with a poorer choice of words?” Upon deciphering what the author is attempting to communicate the reader may often be left thinking that they could have written the statement in a clearer, more concise manner.Finally, for the price I do not think the text deserves a rating any lower. I’ve purchased much much lower quality texts for much much more. I like the book, but the dated language prevents me from enjoying it fully.For background I have completed the majority of the undergraduate curriculum that would constitute a degree in applied mathematics. I have also taken the calculus based intro physics courses and a few more physics classes. I would say a passing familiarity with elementary mechanics and calculus is a sufficient prerequisite to this book.

⭐The book has some similarities to G.K. Bachelor’s ‘An introduction to Fluid Dynamics’, but has sections on supersonic flow including a novel (pre-computer based) approach to the method of characteristics, and covers the idea of then shock polar really well. It covers a lot of things the newer books ignore or skim over especially the complex potential. There is a reason basically every other fluid dynamics text cites either this book or the author’s other book ‘Theoretical Aerodynamics.’

⭐Very informative, although the notation takes some getting used to to.

⭐I searched a book for students in this field and I find it satisfactory for me. And the shipping was very fast too – there was said that I get the book on 22nd November, but I got it on 7th November.

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⭐Milne-Thomson’s text is a about 40 years more recent than Lamb’s Hydrodynamics, and I think it is slightly superior (but only slightly). The notation is a little more compatible with that used in more modern texts, and the text, while still laid out in the “short article” format, flows a little better than Lamb’s.Milne-Thomson makes a lot of use of the complex variable and complex potential methods, which can be used only for inviscid flow problems. As a result, this book is strong in air-foil problems, conformal mapping, and high Reynolds number flows, but less strong in viscous flow regimes. There are also nice sections summarizing notation, vector identities, tensors, Gauss’s theorem, Stokes’s theorem, Green’s theorem and many other useful mathematical tools.

⭐A compilation of classic results in the field. Not the book to read for an introduction to the subject but indispensable as a reference. Better than Lamb in my opinion, but if you’re going to buy one you should get the other.

⭐Pretty qualitative!

⭐Muito útil se você já sabe bem mecânica dos fluidos e trabalha com o assunto. No entanto, não passa muito de uma tabela de fórmulas e métodos matemáticos, então não espere aprender aspectos conceituais com este livro.

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