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Autore |
Lim Chjan C. <1959-> |
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Vortex dynamics, statistical mechanics, and planetary atmospheres [[electronic resource] /] / Chjan C. Lim, Xueru Ding, Joseph Nebus |
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Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-44265-1 |
9786612442650 |
981-283-914-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Planets - Atmospheres - Statistical methods |
Planets - Atmospheres - Mathematical models |
Vortex-motion - Statistical methods |
Vortex-motion - Mathematical models |
Monte Carlo method |
Fluid dynamics |
Statistical mechanics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-206) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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