Turbulence and self-organization : modeling astrophysical objects

This book focuses on the development of continuum models of natural turbulent media. It provides a theoretical approach to the solutions of different problems related to the formation, structure and evolution of astrophysical and geophysical objects. A stochastic modeling approach is used in the mathematical treatment of these problems, which reflects self-organization processes in open dissipative systems. The authors also consider examples of ordering for various objects in space throughout their evolutionary processes. This volume is aimed at graduate students and researchers in the fields of mechanics, astrophysics, geophysics, planetary and space science. Read more... Turbulent Chaos and Self-Organization in Cosmic Natural Media -- Foundations of Mathematical Modeling of Reacting Gas Mixtures -- Closed System of Hydrodynamic Equations to Describe Turbulent Motions of Multicomponent Media -- Differential Models for the Closure of Turbulently Averaged Hydrodynamic Equations for a Chemically Active Continuous Medium -- Stochastic-Thermodynamic Modeling of Developed Structured Turbulence -- Self-Organization of Developed Turbulence and Formation Mechanisms of Coherent Structures -- Foundations of Mechanics of Heterogeneous Media for Accretion Disks -- Influence of Hydrodynamic Helicity on the Evolution of Turbulence in an Accretion Disk -- Thermodynamic Model of MHD Turbulence and Some of Its Applications to Accretion Disks