{"product_id":"mechanics-of-swimming-and-flying-paperback-9780521280716","title":"Mechanics of Swimming and Flying (Paperback) 9780521280716","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMechanics of Swimming and Flying\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Childress (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521280716, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 31 July 1981\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e168 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm, 0.245 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book provides a clear and concise summary of the fluid dynamics of the locomotion of living organisms. The biological phenomena described in detail range from the swimming of bacteria and fish to the flying of insects and birds. The breadth of treatment requires the study of two basic fluid-dynamical regimes. In the first case, that of small organisms, the viscosity of the fluid is paramount in deciding the most effective swimming strategy. However, for larger insects, birds, and most fish, the viscosity of the air or water may be treated as if it were zero, and resulting mechanisms of propulsion are very different. Both these types are studied, with emphasis on the unsteady character of natural movements. Written for the advanced student, this volume assumes familiarity with basic fluid mechanics, although some elementary topics are included. It will be readily accessible to students of applied mathematics and biologists who have engineering or physics backgrounds.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. General considerations\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Stokesian realm\u003cbr\u003e 3. Swimming of a sheet\u003cbr\u003e 4. The biology of low-Reynolds-number locomotion\u003cbr\u003e 5. Resistive-force theory of flagellar propulsion\u003cbr\u003e 6. Analysis of the flagellum\u003cbr\u003e 7. Ciliary propulsion\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Eulerian realm: the inertial force\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Eulerian realm: the vortex force\u003cbr\u003e 10. The swimming of fish\u003cbr\u003e 11. Some aspects of the aerodynamics of birds and insects\u003cbr\u003e 12. Interactions\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Mathematical modelling [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematical modelling\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematical%20modelling%20%5BPBWH%5D%22\"\u003ePBWH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004645003544,"sku":"9780521280716","price":37.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521280716i_3fab917d-01e0-4fce-b4cb-788450e9d7d8.jpg?v=1691374455","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mechanics-of-swimming-and-flying-paperback-9780521280716","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}