The ''Journal of Fluid Mechanics'' is a

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in the field of

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. It publishes original work on theoretical, computational, and experimental aspects of the subject. The journal is published by

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and retains a strong association with the

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, in particular the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (DAMTP). Until January 2020, volumes were published twice a month in a single-column B5 format, but the publication is now online-only with the same frequency. The journal was established in 1956 by George Batchelor, who remained the

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for some forty years. He started out as the sole editor, but later a team of associate editors provided assistance in arranging the review of articles. Detlef Lohse is the author who has most papers (169 times) appeared in this journal.

Editors

The following people have been editor (later, editor in chief) of the ''Journal of Fluid Mechanics'': * 1956–1996: George Batchelor (DAMTP) * 1966–1983: Keith Moffatt (DAMTP) * 1996–2000: David Crighton (DAMTP) * 2000–2006: Tim Pedley (DAMTP) * 2000–2010: Stephen H. Davis (

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) * 2007–2022: Grae Worster (DAMTP) * 2022–present: Colm-cille P. Caulfield (DAMTP)

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* {{Official website, 1=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=FLM Engineering education in the United Kingdom Fluid dynamics journals Academic journals established in 1956 Cambridge University Press academic journals Biweekly journals English-language journals Cambridge University academic journals

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