Molecular Dynamics -- Event-Driven Molecular Dynamics -- Direct Simulation Monte Carlo -- Rigid-Body Dynamics -- Cellular Automata -- Bottom-to-Top Reconstruction -- Brownian Dynamics for the Simulation of Granular Flows.Computer simulations not only belong to the most important methods for the theoretical investigation of granular materials, but also provide the tools that have enabled much of…
Theory -- A Short Ergodic Theory Refresher -- Notes on Spectral Theory, Mixing and Transport -- Complexity, Fractal Dimensions and Topological Entropy in Dynamical Systems -- Working with Complexity Functions -- SRB distribution for Anosov maps -- Dynamical Systems Theory of Irreversibility -- Aspects of Open Quantum System Dynamics -- Energy Surfaces and Hierarchies of Bifurcations -- Phase-Sp…
Linear Partial Differential Equations -- Nonlinear Model Equations and Variational Principles -- First-Order, Quasi-Linear Equations and Method of Characteristics -- First-Order Nonlinear Equations and Their Applications -- Conservation Laws and Shock Waves -- Kinematic Waves and Real-World Nonlinear Problems -- Nonlinear Dispersive Waves and Whitham’s Equations -- Nonlinear Diffusion-Reactio…
Basic Photophysics -- Physical Properties of Paints -- Radiative Energy Transport and Intensity-Based Methods -- Image and Data Analysis Techniques -- Lifetime-Based Methods -- Uncertainty -- Time Response -- Applications of Pressure Sensitive Paint -- Applications of Temperature Sensitive Paint.Luminescent molecule sensors, called pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) and temperature-sensitive paint …
Plenary Lectures -- Supersonic and Hypersonic Aerodynamics -- Experimental Facilities and Diagnostics -- Shock Reflection, Refraction and Focussing -- Chemical Kinetics and Chemical Mechanisms -- Shock/Boundary Layer and Shock/Votex Interactions -- Biological and Medical Applications -- Detonation Phenomena and Pulse Detonation Devices -- Supersonic Combustion and Scramjets -- Blast Waves and E…
Fluid Mechanics I -- Fluid Mechanics II -- Exercises in Fluid Mechanics -- Gasdynamics -- Exercises in Gasdynamics -- Aerodynamics Laboratory.Despite dramatic advances in numerical and experimental methods of fluid mechanics, the fundamentals are still the starting point for solving flow problems. This textbook introduces the major branches of fluid mechanics of incompressible and compressible …