The Dynamics of Rotating Fluids

P. A. Davidson, Professor of Fluid Mechanics, University of Cambridge

Professor Peter Davidson is a Professor of Fluid Mechanics at the University of Cambridge. He has worked as a research engineer in industry in both the UK and USA, and has authored over 100 publications in the fields of magnetohydrodynamics and turbulence.

Part 1: An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics and Waves1. A Qualitative Introduction to Rotating Fluids2. A Crash Course on Incompressible Fluid Dynamics3. Waves and Waves in FluidsPart 2: The Theory of Rotating Fluids4. Moving into a Rotating Frame of Reference, the Taylor-Proudman Theorem, and the Formation of Taylor Columns5. Ekman Boundary Layers6. Inertial Waves I: Inviscid Progressive Waves7. Inertial Waves II: Inviscid, Linear Modes in Bounded, Axisymmetric Domains8. Rossby Waves: An Example of Quasi-Geostrophic Motion9. Rotating, Shallow-Water Flow: Inertia-Gravity Waves and Rossby Waves Revisited10. Precession11. Instability I: Taylor-Couette Flow12. Instability II: Rotating Convection13. Vortex Breakdown14. A Glimpse at Rapidly-Rotating TurbulencePart 3: Illustrative Examples of Rotating Flows in Nature15. Tornadoes, Dust Devils and Tidal Vortices16. Tropical Cyclones17. Convective Motion in the Earth's Core and the Geodynamo18. Zonal (East-West) Winds and Rossby-Wave Turbulence19. Accretion Discs in AstrophysicsAppendices