Short description This updated edition of the ultimate treatment on the topic is revised to reflect the latest research results. Suitable for AS0000 / AS0200 courses, this is an indispensable theoretical backup for studies on celestial body formation and astrophysics. With exercises and solutions.
From the contents The Equations of Fluid Motion Viscosity and Diffusion Vorticity and Radiation Shocks Similarity Methods Magnetic Fields in Astrophysics Turbulence Outflows and Accretion Instabilities Diagnosis of Astrophysical Flows Appendices