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Dynamics of Spatio-Temporal Cellular Structures [electronic resource] :Henri Bénard Centenary Review / edited by Innocent Mutabazi, José Eduardo Wesfreid, Etienne Guyon.

by Mutabazi, Innocent [editor.]; Wesfreid, José Eduardo [editor.]; Guyon, Etienne [editor.]; SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Springer Tracts in Modern Physics: 207Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.Description: X, 249 p. 115 illus. online resource.ISBN: 9780387251110.Subject(s): Physics | Physics | Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity | Classical Continuum PhysicsDDC classification: 621 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The Context of Bénard Scientific Work and Nonlinear Science -- Scientific Biography of Henri Bénard (1874–1939) -- Bénard Cellular Structures -- Rayleigh-Bénard Convection: Thirty Years of Experimental, Theoretical, and Modeling Work -- Experiments with Rayleigh-Bénard Convection -- Rayleigh-Bénard Convection as a Model of a Nonlinear System: A Personal View -- Bénard Convection and Geophysical Applications -- Bénard-Marangoni Cellular Structures -- Bénard Layers, Overstability, and Waves -- Hydrothermal Waves in a Disk of Fluid -- Secondary Instabilities in Surface-Tension-Driven Bénard-Marangoni Convection -- Bénard and Wakes -- Wake Instabilities Behind Bluff Bodies -- Spatial Inhomogeneities of Hydrodynamic Instabilities -- Extension of Bénard’s Work -- Patterns and Chaotic Dynamics in Faraday Surface Waves -- The Taylor-Couette Flow: The Hydrodynamic Twin of Rayleigh-Bénard Convection.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The impact of Benard's discovery on 20th century physics is crucial to any modern research area such as fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, just to name a few. This centenary review shows the broad scope and development including modern applications, edited and written by experts in the field.
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The Context of Bénard Scientific Work and Nonlinear Science -- Scientific Biography of Henri Bénard (1874–1939) -- Bénard Cellular Structures -- Rayleigh-Bénard Convection: Thirty Years of Experimental, Theoretical, and Modeling Work -- Experiments with Rayleigh-Bénard Convection -- Rayleigh-Bénard Convection as a Model of a Nonlinear System: A Personal View -- Bénard Convection and Geophysical Applications -- Bénard-Marangoni Cellular Structures -- Bénard Layers, Overstability, and Waves -- Hydrothermal Waves in a Disk of Fluid -- Secondary Instabilities in Surface-Tension-Driven Bénard-Marangoni Convection -- Bénard and Wakes -- Wake Instabilities Behind Bluff Bodies -- Spatial Inhomogeneities of Hydrodynamic Instabilities -- Extension of Bénard’s Work -- Patterns and Chaotic Dynamics in Faraday Surface Waves -- The Taylor-Couette Flow: The Hydrodynamic Twin of Rayleigh-Bénard Convection.

The impact of Benard's discovery on 20th century physics is crucial to any modern research area such as fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, just to name a few. This centenary review shows the broad scope and development including modern applications, edited and written by experts in the field.

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