Ebook: Dynamics of Spatio-Temporal Cellular Structures: Henri Bénard Centenary Review

The impact of Benard's discovery on 20th century physics is crucial to any modern research area such as fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, just to name a few. This centenary review shows the broad scope and development including modern applications, edited and written by experts in the field.

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The impact of Benard's discovery on 20th century physics is crucial to any modern research area such as fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, just to name a few. This centenary review shows the broad scope and development including modern applications, edited and written by experts in the field.

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The impact of Benard's discovery on 20th century physics is crucial to any modern research area such as fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, just to name a few. This centenary review shows the broad scope and development including modern applications, edited and written by experts in the field.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Context of B?nard Scientific Work and Nonlinear Science....Pages 3-8
Scientific Biography of Henri B?nard (1874–1939)....Pages 9-37
Front Matter....Pages 40-40
Rayleigh-B?nard Convection: Thirty Years of Experimental, Theoretical, and Modeling Work....Pages 41-65
Experiments with Rayleigh-B?nard Convection....Pages 67-94
Rayleigh-B?nard Convection as a Model of a Nonlinear System: A Personal View....Pages 95-102
B?nard Convection and Geophysical Applications....Pages 103-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
B?nard Layers, Overstability, and Waves....Pages 129-145
Hydrothermal Waves in a Disk of Fluid....Pages 147-161
Secondary Instabilities in Surface-Tension-Driven B?nard-Marangoni Convection....Pages 163-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Wake Instabilities Behind Bluff Bodies....Pages 179-202
Spatial Inhomogeneities of Hydrodynamic Instabilities....Pages 203-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Patterns and Chaotic Dynamics in Faraday Surface Waves....Pages 213-224
The Taylor-Couette Flow: The Hydrodynamic Twin of Rayleigh-B?nard Convection....Pages 225-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-249

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The impact of Benard's discovery on 20th century physics is crucial to any modern research area such as fluid dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, just to name a few. This centenary review shows the broad scope and development including modern applications, edited and written by experts in the field.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Context of B?nard Scientific Work and Nonlinear Science....Pages 3-8
Scientific Biography of Henri B?nard (1874–1939)....Pages 9-37
Front Matter....Pages 40-40
Rayleigh-B?nard Convection: Thirty Years of Experimental, Theoretical, and Modeling Work....Pages 41-65
Experiments with Rayleigh-B?nard Convection....Pages 67-94
Rayleigh-B?nard Convection as a Model of a Nonlinear System: A Personal View....Pages 95-102
B?nard Convection and Geophysical Applications....Pages 103-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
B?nard Layers, Overstability, and Waves....Pages 129-145
Hydrothermal Waves in a Disk of Fluid....Pages 147-161
Secondary Instabilities in Surface-Tension-Driven B?nard-Marangoni Convection....Pages 163-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Wake Instabilities Behind Bluff Bodies....Pages 179-202
Spatial Inhomogeneities of Hydrodynamic Instabilities....Pages 203-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
Patterns and Chaotic Dynamics in Faraday Surface Waves....Pages 213-224
The Taylor-Couette Flow: The Hydrodynamic Twin of Rayleigh-B?nard Convection....Pages 225-242
Back Matter....Pages 243-249
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