Mechanics of swimming and flying
Auteur :
Childress, Stephen
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521280716
Date de publication :
31 juil. 1981
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,2 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
245 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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. It will be readily accessible to students of applied mathematics and biologists who have engineering or physics backgrounds.