The processes of freezing and melting were present at the beginnings of the Earth and continue to dominate the natural and industrial worlds. The solidification of a liquid or the melting of a solid involves a complex interplay of many physical effects. This 2001 book presents in a systematic way the field of continuum solidification theory based on instability phenomena. An understanding of the physics is developed by using examples of increasing complexity with the object of creating a deep physical insight applicable to more complex problems. Applied mathematicians, engineers, physicists, and materials scientists will all find this volume of interest.
| ISBN: | 9780521650809 |
| Publication date: | 8th October 2001 |
| Author: | Stephen H. (Northwestern University, Illinois) Davis |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics |
| Genres: |
Maths for engineers Maths for scientists Classical mechanics Mechanical engineering and materials |