Particle Modeling

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• I. Mathematical, Physical and Numerical Considerations.
• 1. Particle Modeling: What It Is and What It Is Not.
• 2. Numerical Methodology.
• II. Qualitative Newtonian Modeling.
• 3. Elastic Strings and Solitons.
• 4. Elastic Snap Through.
• 5. Minimal Surfaces.
• 6. Biological Self Reorganization.
• 7. Cavity Flow.
• 8. Turbulent and Nonturbulent Vortices.
• 9. Liquid Drop Formation, Fall, and Collision.
• 10. Conservative Motion of Tops and Gyroscopes.
• III. Quantitative Modeling.
• 11. Stress Wave Propagation in Slender Bars.
• 12. Colliding Microdrops of Water.
• 13. Crack Development in a Stressed Copper Plate.
• 14. Liquid Drop Formation on a Solid Surface.
• 15. Fluid Bubbles and Jiggling Gels.
• 16. Melting Points.
• 17. Special Relativistic Motion.
• 18. A Speculative Model of the Diatomic Molecular Bond.
• References and Sources for Further Reading.
• Appendices — FORTRAN Programs and Related Formulas.
• A1. Stress. For.
• A2. Drop. For.
• A3. Morse. For.
• A4. Ghexa. For.
• A5. Newtonian Iteration Formulas.