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The importance of vorticity and vortex dynamics has now been well rec- nized at both fundamental and applied levels of ?uid dynamics, as already anticipatedbyTruesdellhalfcenturyagowhenhewrotethe?rstmonograph onthesubject, The Kinematics of Vorticity(1954);andasalsoevidencedby the appearance of several books on this ?eld in 1990s. The present book is characterizedbythefollowingfeatures: 1. A basic physical guide throughout the book. The material is directed by a basic observation on the splitting and coupling of two fundamental processes in ?uid motion, i.e., shearing (unique to ?uid) and compre- ing/expanding.Thevorticityplaysakeyroleintheformer,andavortex isnothingbuta?uidbodywithhighconcentrationofvorticitycompared to its surrounding ?uid. Thus, the vorticity and vortex dynamics is - cordinglyde?nedasthetheoryofshearingprocessanditscouplingwith compressing/expandingprocess. 2. A description of the vortex evolution following its entire life.Thisbegins from the generation of vorticity to the formation of thin vortex layers andtheirrolling-upintovortices,fromthevortex-corestructure,vortex motionandinteraction,totheburstofvortexlayerandvortexintosma- scalecoherentstructureswhichleadstothetransitiontoturbulence,and ? nallytothedissipationofthesmalleststructuresintoheat. 3. Wide range of topics.Inadditiontofundamentaltheoriesrelevanttothe abovesubjects,theirmostimportantapplicationsarealsopresented.This includes vortical structures in transitional and turbulent ?ows, vortical aerodynamics, and vorticity and vortices in geophysical ?ows. The last topic was suggested to be added by Late Sir James Lighthill, who read carefullyanearlydraftoftheplannedtableofcontentsofthebookin1994 andexpressedthathelikes""allthematerial""thatweproposedthere. These basic features of the present book are a continuation and - velopment of the spirit and logical structure of a Chinese monograph by the same authors, Introduction to Vorticity and Vortex Dynamics, Higher VI Preface EducationPress,Beijing,1993,butthematerialhasbeencompletelyrewr- tenandupdated.Thebookmay?tvariousneedsof?uiddynamicsscientists, educators,engineers,aswellasappliedmathematicians.Itsselectedchapters canalsobeusedastextbookforgraduatestudentsandseniorundergraduates. Thereadershouldhaveknowledgeofundergraduate?uidmechanicsand/or aerodynamicscourses.

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From the reviews: ""The overall organization and writing style of the book is good and the authors make their best effort to present the material in a systematic and coherent fashion, so that readers can grasp the concepts quickly. This book will be 1) an excellent source of material for selected topics in graduate classes on fluid mechanics, 2) a good book for an advanced graduate class on vortex dynamics, and 3) a nice reference book for fluid mechanicians, practicing engineers and scientists."" (Kumar M. Bobba, AIAA Journal, Vol. 44 (12), December, 2006) ""Every new book about behaviour of vortices attracts the interest because it surely contains many supplementing and new ideas. … contains detailed Appendix with additional information about Vector and Tensor Analysis. … is a valuable and welcome in the area of theory of vortices. … is very rich in substance. … The book is recommended to graduate students, engineers and numerical analysts working in the field of mechanics, aerospace, and computational fluid mechanics."" (Mikhail Konstantinov, Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Vol. 87 (5), 2007)

From the reviews: The overall organization and writing style of the book is good and the authors make their best effort to present the material in a systematic and coherent fashion, so that readers can grasp the concepts quickly. This book will be 1) an excellent source of material for selected topics in graduate classes on fluid mechanics, 2) a good book for an advanced graduate class on vortex dynamics, and 3) a nice reference book for fluid mechanicians, practicing engineers and scientists. (Kumar M. Bobba, AIAA Journal, Vol. 44 (12), December, 2006) Every new book about behaviour of vortices attracts the interest because it surely contains many supplementing and new ideas. ! contains detailed Appendix with additional information about Vector and Tensor Analysis. ! is a valuable and welcome in the area of theory of vortices. ! is very rich in substance. ! The book is recommended to graduate students, engineers and numerical analysts working in the field of mechanics, aerospace, and computational fluid mechanics. (Mikhail Konstantinov, Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Vol. 87 (5), 2007)

From the reviews: <p> The overall organization and writing style of the book is good and the authors make their best effort to present the material in a systematic and coherent fashion, so that readers can grasp the concepts quickly. This book will be 1) an excellent source of material for selected topics in graduate classes on fluid mechanics, 2) a good book for an advanced graduate class on vortex dynamics, and 3) a nice reference book for fluid mechanicians, practicing engineers and scientists. (Kumar M. Bobba, AIAA Journal, Vol. 44 (12), December, 2006) <p> Every new book about behaviour of vortices attracts the interest because it surely contains many supplementing and new ideas. a ] contains detailed Appendix with additional information about Vector and Tensor Analysis. a ] is a valuable and welcome in the area of theory of vortices. a ] is very rich in substance. a ] The book is recommended to graduate students, engineers and numerical analysts working in the field of mechanics, aerospace, and computational fluid mechanics. (Mikhail Konstantinov, Zeitschrift fA1/4r Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Vol. 87 (5), 2007)

From the reviews: The overall organization and writing style of the book is good and the authors make their best effort to present the material in a systematic and coherent fashion, so that readers can grasp the concepts quickly. This book will be 1) an excellent source of material for selected topics in graduate classes on fluid mechanics, 2) a good book for an advanced graduate class on vortex dynamics, and 3) a nice reference book for fluid mechanicians, practicing engineers and scientists. (Kumar M. Bobba, AIAA Journal, Vol. 44 (12), December, 2006) Every new book about behaviour of vortices attracts the interest because it surely contains many supplementing and new ideas. ... contains detailed Appendix with additional information about Vector and Tensor Analysis. ... is a valuable and welcome in the area of theory of vortices. ... is very rich in substance. ... The book is recommended to graduate students, engineers and numerical analysts working in the field of mechanics, aerospace, and computational fluid mechanics. (Mikhail Konstantinov, Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, Vol. 87 (5), 2007)

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