Dynamics of Spatio-Temporal Cellular Structures: Henri Bénard Centenary Review

By Innocent Mutabazi

Book Overview

The Context of B?nard Scientific Work and Nonlinear Science.- Scientific Biography of Henri B?nard (1874-1939).- B?nard Cellular Structures.- Rayleigh-B?nard Convection: Thirty Years of Experimental, Theoretical, and Modeling Work.- Experiments with Rayleigh-B?nard Convection.- Rayleigh-B?nard Convection as a Model of a Nonlinear System: A Personal View.- B?nard Convection and Geophysical Applications.- B?nard-Marangoni Cellular Structures.- B?nard Layers, Overstability, and Waves.- Hydrothermal Waves in a Disk of Fluid.- Secondary Instabilities in Surface-Tension-Driven B?nard-Marangoni Convection.- B?nard and Wakes.- Wake Instabilities Behind Bluff Bodies.- Spatial Inhomogeneities of Hydrodynamic Instabilities.- Extension of B?nard's Work.- Patterns and Chaotic Dynamics in Faraday Surface Waves.- The Taylor-Couette Flow: The Hydrodynamic Twin of Rayleigh-B?nard Convection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489996877
• ISBN13: 9781489996879
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"