This is an advanced textbook on the subject of turbulence & is suitable for engineers physical scientists & applied mathematicians The aim of the book is to bridge the gap between the elementary accounts of turbulence found in undergraduate texts & the more rigorous monographs on the subject Throughout the book combines the maximum of physical insight with the minimum of mathematical detail Chapters 1 to 5 may be appropriate as background material for an advanced undergraduate or introductory postgraduate course on turbulence while chapters 6 to 10 may be suitable as background material for an advanced postgraduate course on turbulence or act as a reference source for professional researchers This second edition covers a decade of advancement in the field streamlining the original content while updating the sections where the subject has moved on The expanded content
Includes:: large-scale dynamics stratified & rotating turbulence the increased power of direct numerical simulation two-dimensional turbulence Magnetohydrodynamics & turbulence in the core of the Earth