MPG.eBooks - Table of Contents: Tsunamis and Hurricanes

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cap, Ferdinand
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Vienna Springer Vienna 2006, 2006
Edition:	1st ed. 2006
Subjects:	Climatology Classical And Continuum Physics Geophysics Climate Sciences Mathematical Physics Physics Mathematics Oceanography Mathematical Methods In Physics Ocean Sciences
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-33159-0?nosfx=y
Collection:	Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa

Table of Contents:

From the contents: Introduction to wave physics: Types of waves; Linear wave equations; Solutions of linear wave equations; Nonlinear wave equations; Physics of nonlinear wave equations
Basic flow equations: Units and properties of substances; Conservation of mass; The equation of motion; Conservation of energy; Thermodynamics; Vorticity theorems; Potential flow in incompressible fluids; Potential flow in compressible fluids; The DARBOUX solution of plane waves in non-dissipative gases; The equivalence theorem
Water waves: The variety of water waves; Gravity water waves; Capillarity waves; Solitons; Dissipationless tsunamis; Wave equation for dissipative tsunamis; The tsunami wave equations
Hurricanes: Terminology and basics; The excitation of vorticity in cyclones; Mathematical modelling of cyclones; Multifluid cyclone modelling
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