Book contents
- Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
- Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Governing Equations
- 3 Regime Theory
- 4 Leopold–Maddock (LM) Theory
- 5 Theory of Minimum Variance
- 6 Dimensional Principles
- 7 Hydrodynamic Theory
- 8 Scaling Theory
- 9 Tractive Force Theory
- 10 Thermodynamic Theory
- 11 Similarity Principle
- 12 Channel Mobility Theory
- 13 Maximum Sediment Discharge and Froude Number Hypothesis
- 14 Principle of Minimum Froude Number
- 15 Hypothesis of Maximum Friction Factor
- 16 Maximum Flow Efficiency Hypothesis
- 17 Principle of Least Action
- 18 Theory of Minimum Energy Dissipation Rate
- 19 Entropy Theory
- 20 Minimum Energy Dissipation and Maximum Entropy Theory
- 21 Theory of Stream Power
- 22 Regional Hydraulic Geometry
- Index
- References
17 - Principle of Least Action
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 November 2022
Book contents
- Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
- Handbook of Hydraulic Geometry
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Governing Equations
- 3 Regime Theory
- 4 Leopold–Maddock (LM) Theory
- 5 Theory of Minimum Variance
- 6 Dimensional Principles
- 7 Hydrodynamic Theory
- 8 Scaling Theory
- 9 Tractive Force Theory
- 10 Thermodynamic Theory
- 11 Similarity Principle
- 12 Channel Mobility Theory
- 13 Maximum Sediment Discharge and Froude Number Hypothesis
- 14 Principle of Minimum Froude Number
- 15 Hypothesis of Maximum Friction Factor
- 16 Maximum Flow Efficiency Hypothesis
- 17 Principle of Least Action
- 18 Theory of Minimum Energy Dissipation Rate
- 19 Entropy Theory
- 20 Minimum Energy Dissipation and Maximum Entropy Theory
- 21 Theory of Stream Power
- 22 Regional Hydraulic Geometry
- Index
- References
Summary
Rivers tend to follow the path of least action for transporting the sediment and water loads imposed on them. Because regime hydraulic geometry relations entail more unknowns than the equations of continuity, resistance, and sediment transport, optimization is utilized to determine the preferred cross-section from among many possible cross-sections and this cross-section satisfies the path of least action. This chapter discusses this principle and derives the hydraulic geometry based on this principle.
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