Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1 A simple model of fluid mechanics |
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1 | (11) |
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1 | (4) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (2) |
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1.4 A Boolean analog computer |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (3) |
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2 Two routes to hydrodynamics |
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12 | (17) |
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2.1 Molecular dynamics versus continuum mechanics |
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12 | (2) |
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2.2 Mass conservation and the equation of continuity |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (1) |
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2.4 Momentum flux density tensor |
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17 | (1) |
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2.5 Viscous flow and the Navier-Stokes equation |
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18 | (2) |
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2.6 Microdynamical equations of the lattice gas |
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20 | (3) |
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2.7 Macrodynamical equations of the lattice gas |
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23 | (4) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (1) |
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3 Inviscid two-dimensional lattice-gas hydrodynamics |
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29 | (17) |
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3.1 Homogeneous equilibrium distribution on the square lattice |
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29 | (2) |
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3.2 Low-velocity equilibrium distribution |
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31 | (2) |
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3.3 Euler equation on the square lattice |
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33 | (2) |
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3.4 Fermi-Dirac equilibrium distributions |
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35 | (3) |
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3.5 Euler equation for the hexagonal lattice |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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3.7 Euler equation with rest particles |
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41 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (3) |
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4 Viscous two-dimensional hydrodynamics |
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46 | (15) |
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4.1 Navier-Stokes equation on the square lattice |
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46 | (5) |
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4.2 Hydrodynamic and microscopic scales, and the mean free path |
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51 | (1) |
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4.3 Navier-Stokes equation for the hexagonal model |
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52 | (5) |
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4.4 Viscosity with rest particles |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (3) |
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5 Some simple three-dimensional models |
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61 | (12) |
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61 | (4) |
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5.2 The FCHC-projection models |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (3) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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6 The lattice-Boltzmann method |
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73 | (9) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (3) |
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78 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (3) |
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7 Using the Boltzmann method |
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82 | (9) |
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7.1 Rescaling to physical variables |
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82 | (1) |
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7.2 Linearized stability and convergence analysis |
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83 | (3) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (15) |
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8.1 Boolean microdynamics |
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91 | (2) |
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8.2 Convection-diffusion equation |
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93 | (1) |
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8.3 Diffusion coefficient |
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94 | (2) |
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8.4 Lattice-Boltzmann models |
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96 | (2) |
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8.5 Passive tracer dispersion |
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98 | (6) |
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104 | (2) |
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9 Immiscible lattice gases |
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106 | (13) |
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9.1 Color-dependent collisions |
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106 | (4) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (5) |
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9.4 Macroscopic description |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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117 | (2) |
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10 Lattice-Boltzmann method for immiscible fluids |
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119 | (9) |
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119 | (2) |
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10.2 Calculation of the surface tension |
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121 | (3) |
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10.3 Theory versus simulation |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (2) |
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11 Immiscible lattice gases in three dimensions |
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128 | (13) |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (1) |
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11.4 Surface tension, phase separation, and isotropy |
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132 | (5) |
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11.5 Drag force on a bubble |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (10) |
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12.1 Interactions at a distance |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (1) |
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12.3 Liquid-gas transition |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (2) |
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13 Flow through porous media |
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151 | (17) |
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13.1 Geometric complexity |
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151 | (2) |
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13.2 Another macroscopic scale |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (2) |
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13.4 Two-phase flow: experiment versus simulation |
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157 | (4) |
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13.5 Two-phase flow: theory versus simulation |
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161 | (4) |
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165 | (3) |
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14 Equilibrium statistical mechanics |
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168 | (16) |
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168 | (2) |
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14.2 Probabilistic lattice gases |
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170 | (1) |
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14.3 Markov processes and the first H-theorem |
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171 | (3) |
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14.4 Breaking of ergodicity |
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174 | (3) |
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177 | (3) |
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14.6 Fermi-Dirac distributions |
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180 | (1) |
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14.7 A summary and critique |
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181 | (2) |
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183 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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15 Hydrodynamics in the Boltzmann approximation |
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184 | (19) |
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15.1 General Boolean dynamics |
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184 | (2) |
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15.2 Boltzmann approximation and H-theorems |
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186 | (1) |
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15.3 Chapman-Enskog expansion |
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187 | (2) |
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15.4 First order of the Chapman-Enskog expansion |
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189 | (2) |
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15.5 Second order mass conservation |
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191 | (1) |
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15.6 Second order momentum conservation |
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191 | (5) |
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15.7 Non-uniform global linear invariants |
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196 | (2) |
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15.8 Equilibrium and hydrodynamics with additional invariants |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (17) |
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16.1 Phase separation in the real world |
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203 | (3) |
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16.2 Phase transitions in immiscible lattice gases |
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206 | (5) |
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16.3 Structure functions and self-similarity |
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211 | (3) |
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214 | (3) |
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217 | (3) |
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220 | (19) |
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17.1 Surface tension: a Boltzmann approximation |
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220 | (4) |
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17.2 Boltzmann approximation versus simulation |
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224 | (2) |
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17.3 Equilibrium fluctuations and equipartition |
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226 | (3) |
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17.4 Non-equilibrium roughening and dynamical scaling |
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229 | (3) |
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17.5 Fluctuation-dissipation theorem and the frequency spectrum |
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232 | (4) |
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236 | (3) |
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18 Complex fluids and patterns |
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239 | (14) |
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239 | (3) |
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18.2 Immiscible three-fluid Boolean mixtures |
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242 | (2) |
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18.3 Three immiscible Boltzmann fluids |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (5) |
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252 | (1) |
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Appendix A: Tensor symmetry |
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253 | (12) |
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A.1 Space symmetry: isometry groups |
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253 | (2) |
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255 | (2) |
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257 | (2) |
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A.4 Symmetries of tensors associated with a lattice |
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259 | (2) |
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A.5 Tensors formed with generating vectors |
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261 | (1) |
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A.6 Tensor attached to a given lattice vector |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (1) |
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Appendix B: Polytopes and their symmetry group |
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265 | (6) |
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B.1 Polytopes and the Schlafi symbol |
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265 | (1) |
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B.2 The orbit-stabiliser theorem |
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266 | (2) |
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B.3 The structure of the {3,4,3} polytope and its symmetry group |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (1) |
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Appendix C: Classical compressible flow modeling |
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271 | (5) |
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C.1 Non-dissipative, inviscid, compressible flow |
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271 | (3) |
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C.2 Compressible viscous flow in three dimensions of space |
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274 | (1) |
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C.3 Generalization to D dimensions of space |
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275 | (1) |
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Appendix D: Incompressible limit |
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276 | (5) |
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D.1 Space, time and velocity scales |
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276 | (1) |
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277 | (1) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (2) |
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Appendix E: Derivation of the Gibbs distribution |
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281 | (3) |
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Appendix F: Hydrodynamic response to forces at fluid interfaces |
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284 | (4) |
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Appendix G: Answers to exercises |
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288 | (2) |
Author Index |
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290 | (3) |
Subject Index |
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