Supersonic Flow and Shock Waves

Download or read book Supersonic Flow and Shock Waves written by Richard Courant and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1999-02-11 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courant and Friedrich's classical treatise was first published in 1948 and tThe basic research for it took place during World War II. However, many aspects make the book just as interesting as a text and a reference today. It treats the dynamics of compressible fluids in mathematical form, and attempts to present a systematic theory of nonlinear wave propagation, particularly in relation to gas dynamics. Written in the form of an advanced textbook, it should appeal to engineers, physicists and mathematicians alike.