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Dimensional analysis is one of my favorite subjects. Unfortunately the more advanced results from it are rarely taught outside of fluid dynamics classes, e.g.:
by btrettel 8y ago
Dimensional analysis is one of my favorite subjects. Unfortunately the more advanced results from it are rarely taught outside of fluid dynamics classes, e.g.:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_%CF%80_theorem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckingham_%CF%80_theorem
The pi theorem is one of the most useful results in my work as a theoretical fluid dynamicist. The (modest) dimensionality reduction it offers seems unbelievable at first.
- selimthegrim 8y agoThe book by Barenblatt on dimensional analysis is pretty awesome too.