Air and water : the biology and physics of life's media / Mark W. Denny
| Air and water : the biology and physics of life's media / Mark W. Denny |
| Autore | Denny, Mark W. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 341 p. : ill. ; 29 cm |
| Disciplina | 574.19/1 |
| Altri autori (Enti) | American Society of Zoologists.Meeting |
| Soggetto topico |
Air
Water Fluid dynamics |
| ISBN | 9780691087344 |
| Classificazione | LC QC161 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003801159707536 |
Denny, Mark W.
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| Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1993 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Fluid dynamics in biology : proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference held July 6-12, 1991 with support from the National Science Foundation and NASA Headquarters / / A.Y. Cheer, C.P. van Dam, editors
| Fluid dynamics in biology : proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference held July 6-12, 1991 with support from the National Science Foundation and NASA Headquarters / / A.Y. Cheer, C.P. van Dam, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1993] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (602 p.) |
| Disciplina | 574.19/1 |
| Collana | Contemporary mathematics |
| Soggetto topico |
Fluid dynamics
Fluid dynamics - Mathematical models Biophysics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-8218-7732-1
0-8218-5148-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Sir James Lighthill""; ""Biofluiddynamics: A survey""; ""Hairy little legs: Feeding, smelling, and swimming at low Reynolds numbers""; ""Disturbance, natural selection, and the prediction of maximal wave-induced forces""; ""Computational modeling of the swimming of biflagellated algal cells""; ""Mechanical approach toward flagellar motility""; ""Mechanical analysis of particle capture by rectangular-mesh nets""; ""Fish as filters: An empirical and mathematical analysis""; ""Computational biofluid dynamics""; ""Acoustic streaming in the ear itself""
""Computation of incompressible viscous flows through artificial heart devices with moving boundaries""""An implicit numerical method for fluid dynamics problems with immersed elastic boundaries""; ""Continuum models of platelet aggregation: Mechanical properties and chemically-induced phase transitions""; ""Surface-tension instabilities of liquid-lined elastic tubes""; ""Dynamic flow in the nephron: Filtered delay in the TGF pathway""; ""A new finite-difference scheme and its application to flows in stenosed arteries""; ""On aerodynamics and the energetics of vertebrate flapping flight"" ""On the significance of unsteady effects in the aerodynamic performance of flying animals""""Mechanics and energetics of ground effect in flapping flight""; ""Stability of aquatic animal locomotion""; ""Lift and drag calculations for wings and tails: Techniques and applications""; ""Flow in large blood vessels""; ""The mechanics of blood flow in capillaries""; ""Unsteady flow in a curved pipe""; ""Optimality in biological fluid transport systems"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480198503321 |
| Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1993] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fluid dynamics in biology : proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference held July 6-12, 1991 with support from the National Science Foundation and NASA Headquarters / / A.Y. Cheer, C.P. van Dam, editors
| Fluid dynamics in biology : proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference held July 6-12, 1991 with support from the National Science Foundation and NASA Headquarters / / A.Y. Cheer, C.P. van Dam, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1993] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (602 p.) |
| Disciplina | 574.19/1 |
| Collana | Contemporary mathematics |
| Soggetto topico |
Fluid dynamics
Fluid dynamics - Mathematical models Biophysics |
| ISBN |
0-8218-7732-1
0-8218-5148-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Sir James Lighthill""; ""Biofluiddynamics: A survey""; ""Hairy little legs: Feeding, smelling, and swimming at low Reynolds numbers""; ""Disturbance, natural selection, and the prediction of maximal wave-induced forces""; ""Computational modeling of the swimming of biflagellated algal cells""; ""Mechanical approach toward flagellar motility""; ""Mechanical analysis of particle capture by rectangular-mesh nets""; ""Fish as filters: An empirical and mathematical analysis""; ""Computational biofluid dynamics""; ""Acoustic streaming in the ear itself""
""Computation of incompressible viscous flows through artificial heart devices with moving boundaries""""An implicit numerical method for fluid dynamics problems with immersed elastic boundaries""; ""Continuum models of platelet aggregation: Mechanical properties and chemically-induced phase transitions""; ""Surface-tension instabilities of liquid-lined elastic tubes""; ""Dynamic flow in the nephron: Filtered delay in the TGF pathway""; ""A new finite-difference scheme and its application to flows in stenosed arteries""; ""On aerodynamics and the energetics of vertebrate flapping flight"" ""On the significance of unsteady effects in the aerodynamic performance of flying animals""""Mechanics and energetics of ground effect in flapping flight""; ""Stability of aquatic animal locomotion""; ""Lift and drag calculations for wings and tails: Techniques and applications""; ""Flow in large blood vessels""; ""The mechanics of blood flow in capillaries""; ""Unsteady flow in a curved pipe""; ""Optimality in biological fluid transport systems"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788641803321 |
| Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1993] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Fluid dynamics in biology : proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference held July 6-12, 1991 with support from the National Science Foundation and NASA Headquarters / / A.Y. Cheer, C.P. van Dam, editors
| Fluid dynamics in biology : proceedings of an AMS-IMS-SIAM Joint Summer Research Conference held July 6-12, 1991 with support from the National Science Foundation and NASA Headquarters / / A.Y. Cheer, C.P. van Dam, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1993] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (602 p.) |
| Disciplina | 574.19/1 |
| Collana | Contemporary mathematics |
| Soggetto topico |
Fluid dynamics
Fluid dynamics - Mathematical models Biophysics |
| ISBN |
0-8218-7732-1
0-8218-5148-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Sir James Lighthill""; ""Biofluiddynamics: A survey""; ""Hairy little legs: Feeding, smelling, and swimming at low Reynolds numbers""; ""Disturbance, natural selection, and the prediction of maximal wave-induced forces""; ""Computational modeling of the swimming of biflagellated algal cells""; ""Mechanical approach toward flagellar motility""; ""Mechanical analysis of particle capture by rectangular-mesh nets""; ""Fish as filters: An empirical and mathematical analysis""; ""Computational biofluid dynamics""; ""Acoustic streaming in the ear itself""
""Computation of incompressible viscous flows through artificial heart devices with moving boundaries""""An implicit numerical method for fluid dynamics problems with immersed elastic boundaries""; ""Continuum models of platelet aggregation: Mechanical properties and chemically-induced phase transitions""; ""Surface-tension instabilities of liquid-lined elastic tubes""; ""Dynamic flow in the nephron: Filtered delay in the TGF pathway""; ""A new finite-difference scheme and its application to flows in stenosed arteries""; ""On aerodynamics and the energetics of vertebrate flapping flight"" ""On the significance of unsteady effects in the aerodynamic performance of flying animals""""Mechanics and energetics of ground effect in flapping flight""; ""Stability of aquatic animal locomotion""; ""Lift and drag calculations for wings and tails: Techniques and applications""; ""Flow in large blood vessels""; ""The mechanics of blood flow in capillaries""; ""Unsteady flow in a curved pipe""; ""Optimality in biological fluid transport systems"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817702703321 |
| Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [1993] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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