A Student's Guide to Dimensional Analysis

This introduction to dimensional analysis covers the methods, history and formalisation of the field, and provides physics and engineering applications. Covering topics from mechanics, hydro- and electrodynamics to thermal and quantum physics, it illustrates the possibilities and limitations of dimensional analysis. Introducing basic physics and fluid engineering topics through the mathematical methods of dimensional analysis, this book is perfect for students in physics, engineering and mathematics. Explaining potentially unfamiliar concepts such as viscosity and diffusivity, the text includes worked examples and end-of-chapter problems with answers provided in an accompanying appendix, which help make it ideal for self-study. Long-standing methodological problems arising in popular presentations of dimensional analysis are also identified and solved, making the book a useful text for advanced students and professionals.

Author: Don S. Lemons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 05/22/2017
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.27w x 0.27d
ISBN13: 9781316613818
ISBN10: 131661381X
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics | Mathematical & Computational
- Mathematics | Measurement