Hydrodynamic Instability and Transition to Turbulence

This book is a complete revision of the part of Monin & Yaglom''s famous two-volume work "Statistical Fluid Mechanics: Mechanics of Turbulence" that deals with the theory of laminar-flow instability and transition to turbulence. It includes the considerable advances in the subject that have been made in the last  15 years or so. It is intended as a textbook for advanced graduate courses and as a r...