Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. General Theory: 1. Linearization of the equations of motion; 2. The general solutions of the linearized equations for subsonic flow; 3. The general solutions of the linearized equations for supersonic flow; 4. Boundary conditions, aerodynamic forces, uniqueness and flow-reversal theorems; Part II. Special Methods: 5. Subsonic flow past thin bodies; 6. Supersonic flow past nearly plane wings; 7. Conical fields in supersonic flow; 8. Application of operational methods to supersonic flow; Part III. Slender-Body Theory: 9. Flow at and near the surfaces of slender bodies; Appendix 1. Integral identities; Appendix 2. The linearized equations for nearly parallel steady flows; Bibliography; Index.

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Originally published in 1955, this book is devoted exclusively to the problems involved in solving the non-linear equations of motion for compressible fluids.