Microhydrodynamics, Brownian Motion, and Complex Fluids
Microhydrodynamics, Brownian Motion, and Complex Fluids
This is an introduction to the dynamics of fluids at small scales, the physical and mathematical underpinnings of Brownian motion, and the application of these subjects to the dynamics and flow of complex fluids such as colloidal suspensions and polymer solutions. It brings together continuum mechanics, statistical mechanics, polymer and colloid science, and various branches of applied mathematics, in a self-contained and integrated treatment that provides a foundation for understanding complex fluids, with a strong emphasis on fluid dynamics. Students and researchers will find that this book is extensively cross-referenced to illustrate connections between different aspects of the field. Its focus on fundamental principles and theoretical approaches provides the necessary groundwork for research in the dynamics of flowing complex fluids.
- Provides the necessary foundation for research into the dynamics of flowing complex fluids, all in one place
- Ideal for students, with exercises at the end of each chapter
- Structured to provide the basis for a one-semester course
Product details
November 2018Paperback
9781107695931
278 pages
246 × 173 × 16 mm
0.52kg
57 b/w illus. 75 exercises
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Table of Contents
- 1. Kinematics, balance equations and principles of stokes flow
- 2. Fundamental solutions of the stokes equation and the point-particle approximation
- 3. Beyond point particles
- 4. Fundamental solutions for bounded geometries
- 5. First effects of inertia
- 6. Thermal fluctuations and Brownian Motion
- 7. Stochastic differential equations
- 8. Coarse-grained models of polymers in dilute solution
- 9. Rheology and viscoelastic flow phenomena
- Appendix. Mathematical background
- References
- Index.
