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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456713003321

Autore

Lim Chjan C. <1959->

Titolo

Vortex dynamics, statistical mechanics, and planetary atmospheres [[electronic resource] /] / Chjan C. Lim, Xueru Ding, Joseph Nebus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009

ISBN

1-282-44265-1

9786612442650

981-283-914-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DingXueru

NebusJoseph

Disciplina

551.51/509992

Soggetti

Planets - Atmospheres - Statistical methods

Planets - Atmospheres - Mathematical models

Vortex-motion - Statistical methods

Vortex-motion - Mathematical models

Monte Carlo method

Fluid dynamics

Statistical mechanics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-206) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; 1. Planets and Inspiration; 2. Barotropic and Shallow-Water Models; 3. Dynamic Equilibria of the Barotropic Model - Variational Approach; 4. Statistical Mechanics; 5. The Monte Carlo Approach; 6. Phase Transitions in Energy-Relative Enstrophy Models; 7. Extremal Free Energy in the Mean-Field Theory; 8. Phase Transitions of Barotropic Flow; 9. Phase Transitions to Super-Rotation - Exact Closed-Form Solutions; 10. The Shallow-Water Models - High Energy, Cyclonic Solutions; 11. The Shallow-Water Model - Low-Energy Solutions; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Vortex Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Planetary Atmospheres introduces the reader with a background in either fluid mechanics or statistical mechanics to the modeling of planetary atmospheres by



barotropic and shallow-water models. These potent models are introduced in both analytical and numerical treatments highlighting the ways both approaches inform and enlighten the other. This book builds on Vorticity, Statistical Mechanics, and Monte Carlo Simulations by Lim and Nebus in providing a rare introduction to this intersection of research fields. While the book reaches the cutting edge