| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 683 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Oxford engineering science series ; 36
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Oxford science publications
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Oxford engineering science series ; 36.
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Oxford science publications.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 631-670) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Theory -- Challenge of multiple time and length scales -- Energy as the fundamental quantity -- Generalized bracket approach -- A simple application: The damped oscillator -- Symplectic geometry in optics -- Theories of optics -- Symplectic structure -- Symplectic vector space -- Symplectic transformation -- Gaussian and linear optics -- Gaussian optics -- Linear optics -- Geometrical optics -- Symplectic structure of geometrical optics -- Fermat's principle -- An overview of wave optics and electromagnetism -- Hamiltonian mechanics of discrete particle systems -- Calculus of variations -- Hamilton's principle of least action -- Poisson bracket description of Hamilton's equations of motion -- Properties of the Poisson bracket -- Liouville equation -- Optical/mechanical analogy -- A historical aside on the principle of least action -- Fermat's reception -- Maupertuis' contribution -- Hamilton on the principle of least action -- Equilibrium thermodynamics -- Fundamental equation of thermodynamics -- Other fundamental relationships of thermodynamics -- Fundamental equation for a multicomponent system -- Extensive variable formulation -- Specific variable formulation -- Density variable formulation -- Equilibrium thermodynamics of a material with internal microstructure -- Additivity in compound systems -- Poisson brackets in continuous media -- Material description of ideal fluid flow -- Canonical Poisson bracket for ideal fluid flow -- Calculus of functionals. |
| Summary |
Mystery. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Transport theory -- Mathematical models.
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Transport theory -- Mathematical models. |
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Microstructure -- Mathematical models.
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Microstructure -- Mathematical models. |
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Microstructure. |
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Thermodynamics -- Mathematical models.
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Thermodynamics -- Mathematical models. |
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Hamiltonian systems.
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Hamiltonian systems. |
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Viscoelasticity.
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Viscoelasticity. |
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Poisson brackets.
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Poisson brackets. |
| Indexed Term |
Fluids Transport phenomena |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Edwards, Brian J., 1964-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Beris, Antony N., 1957- Thermodynamics of flowing systems. New York : Oxford University Press, 1994 (DLC) 93020886 |
| ISBN |
1423734645 (electronic book) |
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9781423734642 (electronic book) |
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019534488X |
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9780195344882 |
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9780195076943 (acid-free paper) |
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019507694X (acid-free paper) |
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9781602566187 |
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1602566186 |
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019507694X (acid-free paper) |
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