Dedicated to Prof. W.Schneider on the Occasion of his 60th Birthday

This new edition of the near-legendary textbook by Schlichting and revised by Gersten presents a comprehensive overview of boundary-layer theory and its applica

Recent advances in boundary-layer theory have shown how modern analytical and computational techniques can and should be combined to deepen the understanding of

Since Prandtl first suggested it in 1904, boundary layer theory has become a fundamental aspect of fluid dynamics. Although a vast literature exists for theoret

One of the major achievements in fluid mechanics in the last quarter of the twentieth century has been the development of an asymptotic description of perturbat