An invaluable reference for graduate students and academic researchers,
this book introduces the basic terminology, methods and theory of the
physics of flow in porous media. Geometric concepts, such as percolation
and fractals, are explained and simple simulations are created,
providing readers with both the knowledge and the analytical tools to
deal with real experiments. It covers the basic hydrodynamics of porous
media and how complexity emerges from it, as well as establishing key
connections between hydrodynamics and statistical physics. Covering
current concepts and their uses, this book is of interest to applied
physicists and computational/theoretical Earth scientists and engineers
seeking a rigorous theoretical treatment of this topic. Physics of Flow
in Porous Media fills a gap in the literature by providing a
physics-based approach to a field that is mostly dominated by
engineering approaches.