Microhydrodynamics, Brownian Motion, and Complex Fluids

ISBN-13: 9781107024649 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 278 str.

Michael D. Graham

Opis

Provides a foundation for understanding complex fluids by integrating fluid dynamics, statistical physics, and polymer and colloid science.

Spis treści

1. Kinematics, balance equations and principles of stokes flow; 2. Fundamental solutions of the stokes equation and the point-particle approximation; 3. Beyond point particles; 4. Fundamental solutions for bounded geometries; 5. First effects of inertia; 6. Thermal fluctuations and Brownian Motion; 7. Stochastic differential equations; 8. Coarse-grained models of polymers in dilute solution; 9. Rheology and viscoelastic flow phenomena; Appendix. Mathematical background; References; Index.