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FYTA14: Fluid Dynamics, 7.5 credits

given by the Department of Physics.

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Contents

The course contains ...

Field calculus, pressure, buoyancy
Continuum dynamics, geostrophic balance
Nearly ideal flow, compressible flow, waves
Stress tensor, viscosity
Brief introduction to boundary layers, turbulence

General information

Semester: spring
Study period: 2
Level: bachelor
Language: English
Form of teaching: Lectures, problem solving sessions
Assessment: Problem hand-ins, written exam
Grading scale: U-G-VG
Course plan: in English, in Swedish

Course literature

Benny Lautrup, Physics of Continuous Matter, CRC Press; 2 edition (ISBN 978-1420077001)
Separate notes

Teacher

Oscar Agertz (oscar.agertz@fysik.lu.se), phone: 046-2221576

Schedule

An up-to-date schedule for 2023 can be found here.

Introductory Meetings

For the 2023 instance of the course, the intro meeting takes place in the Andromeda room (astronomy building) on Friday 24 March, 10:15.

Old course evaluations

2020, 2019, 2018, 2017.

Application

Through antagning.se