Download or read book Wave And Stability In Fluids written by Din-yu Hsieh and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1994-12-16 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This graduate level textbook covers the topics of sound waves, water waves and stability problems in fluids. It also touches upon the subject of chaos which is related to stability problems. It aims to lead students in an accessible and efficient way to this important subject area in fluid mechanics and applied mathematics. The emphasis is on gaining an understanding of the essential features of the subject matter, thus often ignoring complicating details which may confuse non-experts. The topics chosen also reflect the personal bias and research activity of the authors.