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_aQP310.F5 _bC48 1981 |
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_aChildress, Stephen, _eauthor. |
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_aMechanics of swimming and flying / _cStephen Childress. |
| 246 | 3 | _aMechanics of Swimming & Flying | |
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_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1981. |
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_a1 online resource (x, 155 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s). |
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_atext _btxt _2rdacontent |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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_aCambridge studies in mathematical biology ; _v2 |
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| 500 | _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). | ||
| 520 | _aThis book provides a clear and concise summary of the fluid dynamics of the locomotion of living organisms. The biological phenomena described in detail range from the swimming of bacteria and fish to the flying of insects and birds. The breadth of treatment requires the study of two basic fluid-dynamical regimes. In the first case, that of small organisms, the viscosity of the fluid is paramount in deciding the most effective swimming strategy. However, for larger insects, birds, and most fish, the viscosity of the air or water may be treated as if it were zero, and resulting mechanisms of propulsion are very different. Both these types are studied, with emphasis on the unsteady character of natural movements. Written for the advanced student, this volume assumes familiarity with basic fluid mechanics, although some elementary topics are included. It will be readily accessible to students of applied mathematics and biologists who have engineering or physics backgrounds. | ||
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_aAnimal flight _xMathematical models. |
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_aAnimal swimming _xMathematical models. |
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_aFluid dynamics _xMathematical models. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aNavier-Stokes equations. | |
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_iPrint version: _z9780521236133 |
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_aCambridge studies in mathematical biology ; _v2. |
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