Authors:P. G. Drazin, W. H. Reid,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: library, mathematical, cambridge, stability, hydrodynamic
Number of Pages: 626
Published: 2004-09-20
List price: $66.00
ISBN-10: 0521525411
ISBN-13: 9780521525411

This book begins with a basic introduction to three major areas of hydrodynamic stability: thermal convection, rotating and curved flows, and parallel shear flows. There follows a comprehensive account of the mathematical theory for parallel shear flows. A number of applications of the linear theory are discussed, including the effects of stratification and unsteadiness. The emphasis throughout is on the ideas involved, the physical mechanisms, the methods used, and the results obtained. Wherever possible, the theory is related to both experimental and numerical results. A distinctive feature

Authors:P. G. Drazin, R. S. Johnso,
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: applied, mathematics, texts, cambridge, introduction, solitons
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1989-03-31
List price: $58.00
ISBN-10: 0521336554
ISBN-13: 9780521336550

Solitons: An Introduction discusses the theory of solitons and its diverse applications to nonlinear systems that arise in the physical sciences. Drazin and Johnson explain the generation and properties of solitons, introducing the mathematical technique known as the Inverse Scattering Tranform. Their aim is to present the essence of inverse scattering clearly, rather than rigorously or completely. Thus, the prerequisites are merely what is found in standard courses on mathematical physics and more advanced material is explained in the text with useful references to further reading given at th

Author: Charles Drazin
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Keywords: limelight, man, third, search
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2004-08-01
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0879102942
ISBN-13: 9780879102944

Half a century after its opening, The Third Man remains an unquestioned masterpiece of film artistry and, for many, the greatest British movie ever made. Whether it is Harry Lime’s magical first appearance or the celebrated cuckoo clock speech or the climactic chase through the sewers beneath Vienna or the haunting theme music of Anton Karas, the film contains some of the most memorable moments in screen history. Drawing on both contemporary documents and accounts of the people involved, In Search of The Third Man explores the many myths that over the years have grown around this extraor

Author: Israel Drazin
Publisher: Gefen Publishing House
Keywords: mind, exceptional, maimonides
Number of Pages: 368
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 9652294241
ISBN-13: 9789652294241

An examination of the remarkable penetrating mind of Moses Maimonides and to his rational eye-opening thoughts on many subjects. It includes ideas that are not incorporated in the usual books about this great philosopher because they are so different than the traditional thinking of the vast majority of people. It contrasts the notions of other Jewish thinkers, somewhat rational and others not rational at all.The reader will be surprised, if not shocked, to learn that a host of beliefs that are prevalent among the Jewish masses have no rational basis. This does not suggest that Judaism itself

Authors:P. G. Drazin, N. Riley,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: mathematical, london, society, lecture, series, solutions, exact, stokes, equations, classification, flows, navier
Number of Pages: 206
Published: 2006-06-19
List price: $70.00
ISBN-10: 0521681626
ISBN-13: 9780521681629

The Navier-Stokes equations were firmly established in the 19th Century as the system of nonlinear partial differential equations which describe the motion of most commonly occurring fluids in air and water, and since that time exact solutions have been sought by scientists. Collectively these solutions allow a clear insight into the behavior of fluids, providing a vehicle for novel mathematical methods and a useful check for computations in fluid dynamics, a field in which theoretical research is now dominated by computational methods. This book draws together exact solutions from widely diff