Continuum Modeling in the Physical Sciences
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Author(s): E. van Groesen and J. Molenaar
Publisher: SIAM
ISBN: 9780898716252
Format: softback
228pp
Price: $65.00
Review Date: 04 April 2008
Review: Mathematic modelling applies mathematical concepts to real-life situations. This textbook describes applications of modelling techniques, introducing the relevant ideas and techniques through examples and exercises. There are chapters on: Dimensional analysis and scaling; Conservation principles and constitutive relations; Basic concepts; Stability and robustness; Variational modelling. The last chapter, Advanced models, describes case studies in polymer dynamics, fibre spinning, surface water waves, and waveguide optics.