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This book grew out of the need to provide students with a solid introduction to modern fluid dynamics.� It offers a broad grounding in the underlying principles and techniques used, with�some�emphasis on applications in astrophysics�and planetary science. � � � � The book�comprehensively covers�recent�developments, methods and techniques, including, for example, new ideas on transitions to turbulence (via transiently growing stable linear modes), new approaches to turbulence (which remains the enigma of fluid dynamics), and the use of asymptotic approximation methods, which can give analytical or semi-analytical results and complement fully numerical treatments. The authors also briefly discuss some important considerations to be taken into account when developing a numerical code for computer simulation of�fluid�flows. � � �� Although the text is populated throughout with examples and problems from the field of astrophysics�and planetary science, the text is eminently suitable as a general introduction to fluid dynamics.�� It is assumed that the readers are mathematically equipped with a reasonable knowledge in analysis, including basics of ordinary and partial differential equations and a good command of vector calculus and linear algebra. � � �� Each chapter concludes with �bibliographical notes�in which the authors briefly discuss the�chapter’s�essential literature and give recommendations for further, deeper reading.� Included in each chapter are a number of�problems, some of them�relevant to astrophysics�and planetary science.�The book is written for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, but will also prove a valuable source of reference for established researchers. � � � � �Typham this is the title: Modern Fluid Dynamics for Physics and Astrophysics