Mathematical Models in Boundary Layer Theory (Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Computation Series)

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Since Prandtl first suggested it in 1904, boundary layer theory has become a fundamental aspect of fluid dynamics. Although a vast literature exists for theoretical and experimental aspects of the theory, for the most part, mathematical studies can be found only in separate, scattered articles. Mathematical Models in Boundary Layer Theory offers the first systematic exposition of the mathematical methods and main results of the theory. Beginning with the basics, the authors detail the techniques and results that reveal the nature of the equations that govern the flow within boundary layers and ultimately describe the laws underlying the motion of fluids with small viscosity. They investigate the questions of existence and uniqueness of solutions, the stability of solutions with respect to perturbations, and the qualitative behavior of solutions and their asymptotics. Of particular importance for applications, they present methods for an approximate solution of the Prandtl system and a subsequent evaluation of the rate of convergence of the approximations to the exact solution. Written by the world's foremost experts on the subject, Mathematical Models in Boundary Layer Theory provides the opportunity to explore its mathematical studies and their importance to the nonlinear theory of viscous and electrically conducting flows, the theory of heat and mass transfer, and the dynamics of reactive and muliphase media. With the theory's importance to a wide variety of applications, applied mathematicians-especially those in fluid dynamics-along with engineers of aeronautical and ship design will undoubtedly welcome this authoritative, state-of-the-art treatise.

Transition, Turbulence, and Noise: Theory and Applications for Scientists and Engineers (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)

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Transition, Turbulence, and Noise: Theory and Applications for Scientists and Engineers (The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science)
Reda R. Mankbadi
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ASIN: 079239481X

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The discovery of coherent structures in turbulent shear flows and the model developments in computer capabilities have revolutionized research work in turbulence. Interest in nonlinear stability waves has increased for understanding the later stages of the laminar--turbulent transition process and understanding the physics of coherent structures. In addition, advances in computers have made direct numerical simulation possible at low-Reynolds numbers and large-eddy simulation possible at high-Reynolds numbers, which facilitates prediction of turbulence-generated noise. Transition, Turbulence, and Noise provides a graduate level introductory study of turbulence while accounting for such recent developments in transition and turbulence research. Since the theoretical basis presented is sufficient not only for studying specialized literature on turbulence but also for theoretical investigation on the subject, this book will be of great interest to both research engineers and graduate students in science and engineering.

Analysis of dynamic stall using unsteady boundary-layer theory (NASA contractor report)

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Analysis of dynamic stall using unsteady boundary-layer theory (NASA contractor report)
R. M Scruggs
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Assessment of a transitional boundary layer theory at low hypersonic mach numbers (NASA contractor report)

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Assessment of a transitional boundary layer theory at low hypersonic mach numbers (NASA contractor report)
S. J Shamroth
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Correlation formulas and tables of density and some transport properties of equilibrium dissociating air for use in solutions of the boundary-layer equations (NASA technical note)

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Correlation formulas and tables of density and some transport properties of equilibrium dissociating air for use in solutions of the boundary-layer equations (NASA technical note)
Nathaniel B Cohen
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Group-kinetic theory of turbulence (NASA contractor report)

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Group-kinetic theory of turbulence (NASA contractor report)
C. M Tchen
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Higher-order numerical methods derived from three-point polynomial interpolation (NASA contractor report)

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Higher-order numerical methods derived from three-point polynomial interpolation (NASA contractor report)
Stanley G Rubin
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Prediction by numerical models of transport and diffusion in an urban boundary layer, v.1-

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Prediction by numerical models of transport and diffusion in an urban boundary layer, v.1-
Joseph P Pandolfo
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Similarity theory and resistance laws for the atmospheric boundary layer (SMHI reports. Meteorology and climatology)

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Similarity theory and resistance laws for the atmospheric boundary layer (SMHI reports. Meteorology and climatology)
José W Melgarejo
Manufacturer: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
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ASIN: B0007B0SKY

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Italian Cinema is the only complete and up-to-date book on the subject available anywhere, in any language. New coverage from 1989 to the present includes the Italian horror-film genre, Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful et al.), Bernardo Bertolucci (Stealing Beauty), Franco Zeffirelli (Tea with Mussolini), Michael Radford (The Postman [Il postino]), Gabriele Salvatores (Mediterraneo), Maurizio Nichetti (The Bicycle Thief et al.), Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso, The Starmaker), and much more. The book has been extensively revised and updated, including all-new notes, bibliography, plus videocassette and DVD information.

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With a select bibliography on the Italian Cinema.......2001-07-04

Now in an expanded and fully updated third edition, Peter Bondanella's Italian Cinema From Neorealism To The Present continues to be the premier single volume reference to Italian films available to an English readership. From the silent movie era and the fascist period, through the various masters of neorealism, down to the present day, this comprehensive reference is an essential, core addition to any personal, professional, or academic film reference library. Of special interest are the select bibliography on the Italian Cinema, the information on locating Italian films on videocassette and DVD, and a comprehensive index.

An Extraordinary Panoramic Postcard of Italian Cinema.......2001-06-12

Bondanella offers a superb overview of the Italian national cinema, and explains the central contribution of Italian auters and artists to this quintessentially 20th Century artform. With encyclopedic sweep, the reader is served bite-sized portions of every major Italian film in a series of full-length chapters. The narrative is crisp and well-paced. The morsels may be bite-sized, but in the end, the reader is treated to an enormous feast of gourmet cinema.

Organized in a roughly chronological framework, Bondanella takes us from the humble beginnings of cinema in the Italian peninsula through to the present day. The discussion of the Neorealist moment, for example, traces the artistic and social roots of the movement, and touches upon it's profound (and continuing) influence within Italy and around the world. The 3rd Edition revises some of the text, and updates the final chapters on the most recent developments in Italian filmmaking.

The discussion is organized most often as a series of capsules addressing nearly every major Italian film. The result is a combination between historical exposition and film encyclopedia. I haved repeatedly turned to Bondanella's book to gain a quick insight or two into a film I may be lucky enough to be able to rent, see in one of New York's innumerable film venues, or catch on cable. Professor Bondanella could have possibly done more at times to explain the context in which these films were made. The political and social backdrop of the Italian peninsula has been an important determinant of the artistic output of it's people. It is not that these details are ignored --- in fact they are very well represented at many points in the narrative, and much more detail in a volume as compact as this one would likely have undermined the project as a whole --- but the reader may need to consult other sources at times to gain a more contextualized understanding or to clear up a confusing point here and there.

But this criticism should be made with a caveat. Bondanella sets out to provide the reader with a coherent narrative of the breathtaking accomplishments in film art in Italy. He succeeds in that task brilliantly. The panorama of 20th Century Italian film presented is as awe-inspiring as the most idyllic Tuscan villa or the Alpine vistas of the Alto-Adige. Reader's wishing to gain an appreciation of the central importance of Italian cinema will not be disappointed.

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Informative, very readable history of Italian Cinema (c. 1942-1984)

Passion and Defiance: Italian Film from 1942 to the Present
Mira Liehm
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0520057449

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Informative, very readable history of Italian Cinema (c. 1942-1984).......2001-01-14

Liehm's book is one of the most informative and interesting guides to post-war Italian cinema. She covers a lot of territory! --- ["Mira Liehm has known personally many of the leading figures in Italian cinema, and her work is rich in insights into their lives and working methods."---back cover] If you enjoy reading about international cinema, this is one of the most comprehensive, well illustrated, and lucid general guides to Italian cinema currently available. Don't hesitate to buy this book even if you think the material may be dated, though an updated edition including Italian films of the last 20 years would be most welcome.

For those seeking more recent Italian film criticism, Millicent Marcus' AFTER FELLINI is a must-read. Prof. Marcus (Univ. of Penn.) can be seen and/or heard on Criterion's THE LEOPARD DVD release, on the MALENA DVD, and joining director Giuseppe Tornatore for commentary on the new (2006) 2-disc edition and 3-disc "Collector's" edition of CINEMA PARADISO.

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Careening Through Italy like the Dickens

Pictures from Italy (Penguin Classics)
Charles Dickens , and Kate Flint
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
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ASIN: 0140434313

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Charles Dickens (1812-1870) has produced some of the most memorable writings in the English language, including such well known works as "A Christmas Carol, Sketches by Boz, A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, Daivid Copperfield, Great Expectations, and The Pickwick Papers.

Dickens is famous for the characters he created and his descriptions. A man of tremendous energy, he spent hours a day walking the London streets from which his characters and scenes came.

Most of Dickens' work was in magazine serial form. Quiet Vision publishes not only Dickens' well known works but also many of his lesser known but still well crafted works.

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In 1844, Charles Dickens took a break from novels to travel in Italy for almost a year. This thrilling travelogue is the result of his encounters with Italy's colorful street life, the visible signs of its richly textured past, and its urban desolation. Dickens was particularly drawn to the costumes, cross-dressing, and sheer exuberant energy of the Roman carnival. Avoiding the traditional tourist sites, Pictures from Italy reveals the anxieties and concerns of its author as he presents, according to Kate Flint, the country "like a chaotic magic-lantern show, fascinated both by the spectacle it offers, and by himself as spectator".

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Careening Through Italy like the Dickens.......2002-05-08

I don't think I'd like to have Charles Dickens as my travelling companion. He's always on the go, seemingly preferring an enclosed carriage careening down the road to mixing it with the natives (he makes one exception for Genoa, where he spends twelve months). And he makes virtually no mention of his wife, to whom refers at one point as accompanying him, but who therupon disappears as surely as if she had fallen down a well. Finally, as a Roman Catholic, I would spend my trip grimacing at his observations of my faith.

The people appearing in PICTURES are almost entirely people encountered enroute, including postilions, innkeepers, guides, soldiers, and the like. He does not appear to have entertained any intention of interviewing writers, political leaders, prelates, or others. It is as if I took a trip through the U.S. and wrote only about bus drivers, service station attendants, traffic cops, and ticket takers.

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These authoritative texts are among the most vital editions of Dickens's works available. Each volume includes a chronology of Dickens's life and times, a suggested reading list, and a collation of the novel's critical reception.

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Excellent commentary on American life in 1842.......1998-06-02

Charles Dickens wrote a detailed log of his trip to America--from the boat in England to his travels on early American trains. His style is very light and entertaining. If you are familiar with his novels about the dark side of London and the social problems that Dickens himself grew up with, this book is quite a contrast. He is writing the book as an Englishman for other Englishmen.

I was expecting to find a lot of satire against Americans. (His comic piece "Martin Chuzzelwit" had this). However, Dickens was very positive toward the social reforms that he saw in America. He also makes some interesting comments on seeing black slaves for the first time.

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The movie screen has been the forum for many star pairings: Bogart and Bacall, Tracy and Hepburn, and Fellini and Kafka. While this latter combination might seem slightly unexpected or improbable at first sight, Carlo Testa's Masters of Two Arts demonstrates that pairings of famed directors and writers are commonplace in modern Italian cinema. Surprisingly, the study of the interrelation between Italian cinema and European literature has been almost completely neglected in film scholarship. Testa addresses and attempts to correct this oversight with nine in-depth analyses of the one-on-one rapport between an Italian filmmaker and a "classic" name in modern European literature. Looking at combinations such as Pasolini and Sade, Rossellini and Stendhal, and Visconti and Mann amongst others, Testa uses theoretical as well as historical methods, showing how the respective text undergoes not 'adaptation' but full 're-creation' (as defined by Èizenshtein) in a different art form and, even more importantly, in a new cultural context.

Trip to Tulum: From a Script for a Film Idea

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This is Fellini's book

Trip to Tulum: From a Script for a Film Idea
Milo Manara , and Federico Fellini
Manufacturer: Catalan Communications
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ASIN: 0874161231

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This is Fellini's book.......1999-02-20

I interest manara's illustrations. and I want to buy this book

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Escape From Pompeii
Christina Balit
Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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ASIN: 0805073248

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Tranio, like most Roman boys, likes to watch whatever is going on: tradesmen selling their goods, ships unloading their exotic cargoes, politicians making speeches in the forum. But one hot August day a very different scene unfolds. The ground begins to shake, the sky to darken. People run gasping for air. Heading for the harbor, Tranio and his friend Livia hide on a boat and witness one of the most terrifying moments in recorded history-the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of their beloved city, Pompeii. Christina Balit's fictional tale is based on the latest research. With her dramatic illustrations and a historical note, this story makes an exciting introduction to a fascinating subject.

THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST ALSO PICTURES FROM ITALY AND AMERICAN NOTES

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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST ALSO PICTURES FROM ITALY AND AMERICAN NOTES
Charles Dickens
Manufacturer: John Wurtele Lovell
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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST ALSO PICTURES FROM ITALY, AND AMERICAN NOTES. (DICKENS' WORKS)

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THE ADVENTURES OF OLIVER TWIST ALSO PICTURES FROM ITALY, AND AMERICAN NOTES. (DICKENS' WORKS)
CHARLES DICKENS
Manufacturer: Worthington Co.
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