Preface
1.Introduction to concepts 1
2.The fluid equations 12
3.Gravitation 20
4.The energy equation 32
5.Hydrostatic equilibrium 46
6.Propagation of sound waves 63
7.Supersonic flows 77
8.Blast waves 89
9.Bernoulli's equation 107
10.Fluid instabilities 128
11.Viscous flows 150
12.Accretion discs in astrophysics 163
13.Plasmas 179
Appendix Equations in curvlinear coordinates 200
Exercises 206
Books for background and further reading 222
Index 224
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