Selected Papers of J. M. Burgers

Front Matter....Pages i-cix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
 Hydrodynamics — “ On the resistance experienced by a fluid in turbulent motion ”....Pages 2-24
Preliminary Measurements of the Distribution of the Velocity of a Fluid in the Immediate Neighbourhood of a Plane, Smooth Surface....Pages 25-56
 Physics — On Oseen ’ s theory for the approximate determination of the flow of a fluid with very small friction along a body ....Pages 57-77
 Hydrodynamics. — On the application of Oseen ’s hydrodynamical equations to the problem of the slipstream from an ideal propeller ....Pages 78-90
 Hydrodynamics. — On the application of statistical mechanics to the theory of turbulent fluid motion . I....Pages 91-133
 Hydrodynamics — On the application of Oseen’s theory to the determination of the friction experienced by an infinitely thin flat plate ....Pages 134-142
 Hydrodynamics — On the application of statistical mechanics to the theory of turbulent fluid motion . IV....Pages 143-180
Introductory Remarks on Recent Investigations Concerning the Structure of Liquids....Pages 181-208
On the Motion of Small Particles of Elongated Form. Suspended in a Viscous Liquid....Pages 209-280
Mathematical Examples Illustrating Relations Occurring in the Theory of Turbulent Fluid Motion....Pages 281-334
 Physics. — Some considerations on the fields of stress connected with dislocations in a regular crystal lattice . I....Pages 335-389
 Hydrodynamics. — Application of a model system to illustrate some points of the statistical theory of free turbulence ....Pages 390-400
 Hydrodynamics. — On the application of viscosity data to the determination of the shape of protein molecules in solution ....Pages 401-428
 Hydrodynamics. — Some considerations on the development of boundary layers in the case of flows having a rotational component ....Pages 429-441
 Hydrodynamics. — On the distinction between irregular and systematic motion in diffusion problems ....Pages 442-451
 Hydrodynamics. — On the influence of the concentration of a suspension upon the sedimentation velocity (in particular for a suspension of spherical particles)....Pages 452-477
 Aerodynamics. — On the transmission of sound waves through a shock wave ....Pages 478-486
 Aerodynamics. — Some problems of the motion of interstellar gas clouds . I....Pages 487-505
 Aerodynamics. — Aerodynamical problems connected with the motion of a cloud of gas emitted by Nova Persei . I....Pages 506-532
 Aerodynamics. — Cases of motion in a gas with non colliding molecules ....Pages 533-543
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
 Aerodynamics. — On the influence of gravity upon the expansion of a gas ....Pages 544-561
 Mechanics. — Damped oscillations of a spherical mass of an elastic fluid ....Pages 562-571
 Mechanics. — Note on the damping of the rotational oscillation of a spherical mass of an elastic fluid in consequence of slipping along the boundary ....Pages 572-578
The Formation of Vortex Sheets in a Simplified Type of Turbulent Motion....Pages 579-590
On Homogeneous Non-Isotropic Turbulence Connected with a Mean Motion Having a Constant Velocity Gradient. I....Pages 591-610
Rotational Motion of a Sphere Subject to Visco-Elastic Deformation. I....Pages 611-629
Geophysics....Pages 630-650