This book closes the gap between standard undergraduate texts on fluid mechanics and monographical publications devoted to specific aspects of viscous fluid flows. Each chapter serves as an introduction to a special topic that will facilitate later application by readers in their research work.

Inhaltsangabe1 Navier-Stokes-Fourier Exact Model.- 2 Some Features and Various Forms of NSF Equations.- 3 Some Simple Examples of Navier, NS and NSF Viscous Fluid Flows.- 4 The Limit of Very Large Reynolds Numbers.- 5 The Limit of Very Low Reynolds Numbers.- 6 Incompressible Limit: Low Mach Number Asymptotics.- 7 Some Viscous Fluid Motions and Problems.- 8 Some Aspects of a Mathematically Rigorous Theory.- 9 Linear and Nonlinear Stability of Fluid Motion.- 10 A Finite-Dimensional Dynamical System Approach to Turbulence.- References.