Works by Sir M. James Lighthill
- T.B Benjamin and M. James Lighthill. On cnoidal waves and bores. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 224:448, 1954.
- M.B Glauert and M. James Lighthill. The axisymmetric boundary layer on a long thin cylinder. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 230:188-203, 1955.
- Sydney Goldstein and M.J. Lighthill. Two-dimensional compressible flow past a solid body in unlimited fluid or symmetrically placed in a channel. Philosophical Magazine, 35:549-568, 1944.
- R. Hide, A. Ibbettson, and M.J. Lighthill. On Slow Transverse flow past obstacles in a rapidly rotating fluid. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 32:251, 1968.
- M. James Lighthill. The diffraction of blast. I. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 198:452-470, 1949.
- M. James Lighthill. The diffraction of blast. II. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 200:554-656, 1950.
- M. James Lighthill. On sound generated aerodynamically I. General theory. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 211:564-87, 1952.
- M. James Lighthill. On the squirming motion of nearly spherical deformable bodies through liquids at very small Reynolds numbers. Communications on Pure & Applied Mathematics, 5:109-118, 1952.
- M. James Lighthill. The energy scattered from the interaction of turbulence with sound as shock waves. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 49:531, 1953.
- M. James Lighthill. On sound generated aerodynamically II. Turbulence as a Source of Sound. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 222:1-32, 1954.
- M. James Lighthill. The response of laminar skin friction and heat transfer to fluctuations in the stream velocity. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 224:1-23, 1954.
- M. James Lighthill. The image system of a vortex element in a rigid sphere. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 52:317-321, 1956.
- M. James Lighthill. Introduction to Fourier Analysis and Generalized Functions. Cambridge, Cambridge, 1958.
- M. James Lighthill. On displacement thickness. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 4:383-392, 1958.
- M. James Lighthill. Higher Approximations in Aerodynamic Theory. Princeton, Princeton, 1960.
- M. James Lighthill. Mathematics and aeronautics (the 48th wilbur wright memorial lectur. Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, 64:375-394, 1960.
- M. James Lighthill. Note on waves through gases at pressures small compared with the magnetic pressure with applications to upper-atmosphere aerodynamics. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 9:465-72, 1960.
- M. James Lighthill. Studies on magneto-hydrodynamical waves and their anisotropic wave motions. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 252:397-430, 1960.
- M. James Lighthill. Physical interpretation of the mathematical theory of wave generation by wind. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 14:385, 1962.
- M. James Lighthill. Sound generated aerodynamically - Bakerian Lecture 1961. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 267:147-82, 1962.
- M. James Lighthill. Jet Noise. The Wright Brothers Lecture. American Instsitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, 1:1507-17, 1963.
- M. James Lighthill and G.B. Whitman. On Kinematics waves, I. Flood movement in long rivers. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 229:281-316, 1955.
- M. James Lighthill and G.B. Whitman. On Kinematics waves, II. A Theory of traffic flow on long crowded roads. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 229:317-345, 1955.
- M.J. Lighthill. A note on supersonic biplanes. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2002, 1944.
- M.J. Lighthill. The conditions behind the trailing edge of the supersonic aerofoil. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 1930, 1944.
- M.J. Lighthill. The supersonic theory of wings of finite span. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2001, 1944.
- M.J. Lighthill. Two-dimensional supersonic aerofoil theory. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 1929, 1944.
- M.J. Lighthill. A mathemtical method of cascade design. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2104, 1945.
- M.J. Lighthill. A new method of two-dimensional aerodynamic design. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2112, 1945.
- M.J. Lighthill. A note on cusped cavities. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2328, 1945.
- M.J. Lighthill. A theoretical discussion of wings with leading-edge suction. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2162, 1945.
- M.J. Lighthill. Notes on the deflection of jets by insertion of curved surfaces, and on the design of bends in wind tunnels. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2105, 1945.
- M.J. Lighthill. Supersonic flow past bodies of revolution. Aeronautical Research Council's Reports and Memoranda, Number 2003, 1945.
- M.J. Lighthill. The hodograph transformation in trans-sonic flow. I. Symmetrical channels. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 191:323-341, 1947.
- M.J. Lighthill. The hodograph transformation in trans-sonic flow. II. Auxiliary theorems on the hypergeometric functions Psi-tau. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 191:341-351, 1947.
- M.J. Lighthill. The hodograph transformation in trans-sonic flow. III. Flow round a body. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 191:352-369, 1947.
- M.J. Lighthill. The hodograph transformation in trans-sonic flow. IV. Tables. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 192:135-142, 1947.
- M.J. Lighthill. Notes on the ultimate form of rotary fluid motion inside a cylinder. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 1:65-66, 1948.
- M.J. Lighthill. On the hodograph transformation for high-speed flow. II. A flow with circluation . Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 1:442-450, 1948.
- M.J. Lighthill. Supersonic flow past slender pointed bodies of revolution at yaw. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 1:76-89, 1948.
- M.J. Lighthill. Supersonic flow past slender pointed bodies of revolution the slope of whose meridian section is discontinuous. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 1:90-102, 1948.
- M.J. Lighthill. The position of the shock wave in certain aerodynamic problems. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 1:309-318, 1948.
- M.J. Lighthill. A technique for rendering approximate solutions to physical problems uniformly valid. Philosophical Magazine, 40:1179-1201, 1949.
- M.J. Lighthill. Methods of predicting phenomema in the high-speed flow of gases. Journal of Aeronautical Sciences, 16:69-83, 1949.
- M.J. Lighthill. The drag integral in the linearized theory of compressible flow. Q.J.M, 20:121-123, 1949.
- M.J. Lighthill. The Flow behind a Stationary Shock. Philosophical Magazine, 40:214-220, Series 7 1949.
- M.J. Lighthill. The shock strength in supersonic `conical fields'. Philosophical Magazine, 40:1201-1223, 1949.
- M.J. Lighthill. Contributions to the theory of heat transfer through a laminar boundary layer. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 202:359-377, 1950.
- M.J. Lighthill. On the instability of small planetary cores (II). M.N.R.A.S, 110:339-342, 1950.
- M.J. Lighthill. Reflection at a laminar boundary layer of a weak steady disturbance to a supersonic stream, neglecting viscosity and heat conduction. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 3:303-325, 1950.
- M.J. Lighthill. The Energy Distribution behind Decaying Shocks I. Plane Waves. Philosophical Magazine Series 7, 41:1101-1128, 1950.
- M.J. Lighthill. A new approach to thin aerofoil theory. Aero Quarterly, 3:193-210, 1951.
- M.J. Lighthill. On boundary layers and upstream influence. I. A comparison between subsonic and supersonic flows. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 217:344-357, 1953.
- M.J. Lighthill. On boundary layers and upstream influence. II. Supersonic flows without separation. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 217:478-507, 1953.
- M.J. Lighthill. Theoretical considerations on free convection in tubes. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 6:398-439, 1953.
- M.J. Lighthill. An elementary reasoned account of the general circulation of the atmosphere. Philosophical Magazine, 45:1154-1162, 1954.
- M.J. Lighthill. Mathematical methods in compressible flow theory. Communications in Physics and Applied Mathematics, 7:1-10, 1954.
- M.J. Lighthill. Drift. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1:31-53, 1956.
- M.J. Lighthill. The wave drag at zero lift of delta wings and similar configurations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 1:337-348, 1956.
- M.J. Lighthill. Viscosity effects in sound waves of finite amplitude. In George Batchelor, editor, Surveys in Mechanics. Cambridge, Cambridge, 1956.
- M.J. Lighthill. Contributions to the theory of the pitot-tube displacement effect. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2:493-512, 1957.
- M.J. Lighthill. Corrigenda to 'Drift'. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2:311-312, 1957.
- M.J. Lighthill. Dynamics of dissociating gas. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 2:1-32, 1957.
- M.J. Lighthill. The fundamental solution for small steady three-dimensional disturbances to a two-dimensional parallel shear flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 3:113-144, 1957.
- M.J. Lighthill. The hydrodynamic analogy. Contributed to discussion on Dynamic instability in road transport. Operations Research Quarterly, 8:101-114, 1957.
- M.J. Lighthill. Dynamics of a dissociating gas. II - Quasi-equilibrium transfer theory. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 8:161-182, 1960.
- M.J. Lighthill. Note on the swimming of slender fish. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 9:305-317, 1960.
- M.J. Lighthill. Shock Waves (The Ramsden Memorial Lecture. Memorial Manchester Literary Philosophial Society, 101:1-16, 1960.
- M.J. Lighthill. A technique for rendering approximate solutions to physical problems uniformly valid. Ludwig Prandtl Memorial Lecture 1961. Z Flugwissen, 9:267-275, 1961.
- M.J. Lighthill. Automatic landing of aircraft independently of the weather. Bulletin Inst. Physics and Physics Society, pages 49-59, 1963.
- M.J. Lighthill. Introduction. boundary layer theory. In Larry Rosenhead, editor, Laminar Boundary Layers. Oxford, Oxford, 1963.
- M.J. Lighthill. Introduction. real and ideal fluids. In Larry Rosenhead, editor, Laminar Boundary Layers. Oxford, Oxford, 1963.
- M.J. Lighthill. Contributions to the theory of waves in non-linear dispersive systems. Journal of Institute of Mathematical Applications, 1:269-306, 1965.
- M.J. Lighthill. Reliability and a research and development establishment's measurement to promote it. Journal of Inst. Eng. Insp., 29:111-129, 1965.
- M.J. Lighthill. Initial development of diffusion in Poisseulle flow. Journal of Institute of Mathematical Applications, 2:97-108, 1966.
- M.J. Lighthill. Mathematics in control. Journal of Institute of Mathematical Applications, 4:1-19, 1968.
- M.J. Lighthill. Pressure-forcing of tightly fitting pellets along fluid-filled elastic tubes. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 34:251-272, 1968.
- M.J. Lighthill. Theoretical considerations for the steady inviscid case with Rossby number small but not zero. Appendix to Transverse flow past obstacles in a rotating fluid by R. Hide and A. Ibbetson. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 32:251-272, 1968.
- M.J. Lighthill. Hydromechanics of aquatic animal propulsion. Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 1:413-446, 1969.
- M.J. Lighthill. Unsteady wind-driven ocean currents: The Symons Memorial Lecture for 1969. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 95:675-688, 1969.
- M.J. Lighthill. Aquatic animal propulsion of high hydromechanical effiency. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 44:2565-301, 1970.
- M.J. Lighthill. Large-amplitude elongated-body theory of fish locomotion. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 179:125-138, 1971.
- M.J. Lighthill. The art of teaching the art of applying mathematics. Math. Gazette, 55:249-270, 1971.
- M.J. Lighthill. Time-varying currents. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 270:371-390, 1971.
- M.J. Lighthill. Physiological fluid dynamics: a survey. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 52:475-497, 1972.
- M.J. Lighthill. Aquatic animal locomotion. In E. Becker, editor, Proceedings of the 13th International Congress Theoretical Applied Mechanics. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1973.
- M.J. Lighthill. On the Weis-Fogh mechanism of lift generation. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 60:1-17, 1973.
- M.J. Lighthill. Aerodynamic Aspects of Animal Flight. Bulletin Inst. Math. Applic., 10:369-393, 1974.
- M.J. Lighthill. Aerodynamic aspects of animal flight. In T.Y. Wu, editor, Swimming and Flying in Nature. Plenum, 1975.
- M.J. Lighthill. Flagellar Hydrodynamics. SIAM Review, 18:161-30, 1976.
- M.J. Lighthill. Acoustic Streaming. Journal of Sound Vibration, 61:391-418, 1978.
- M.J. Lighthill. A simple fluid-flow model of ground effect on hovering. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 93:781-797, 1979.
- M.J. Lighthill. Two-dimensional analyses related to wave energy extraction by submerged resonant ducts. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 91:253-317, 1979.
- M.J. Lighthill. Energy Flow in the Cochlea. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 106:149-213, 1981.
- M.J. Lighthill. Eary Development of am 'Acoustic Analogy' Approach to Aeroacoustical Theory. American Instsitute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Journal, April 1982.
- M.J. Lighthill. Advantages from describing cochlear mechanics in terms of energy flow. In E. de Boer, editor, Mechanics of Hearing. Delft University Press, Delft, 1983.
- M.J. Lighthill. La Mecanique, trois siecle apres Newton. La Vie des Sciences, 6:77-92, 1989.
- M.J. Lighthill. Biofluiddynamics of balistiform and gymnotiform locomotion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 212:183-207, 1990.
- M.J. Lighthill. Biofluiddynamics of balistiform and gymnotiform locomotion. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 213:1-28, 1990.
- M.J. Lighthill. Emendations to a proof in the general three-dimensional theory of oscillating sources of waves. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A, 427:31-42, 1990.
- M.J. Lighthill. The Inaugural Goldsteinn Lecture - Some Challenging new applications for basic mathematical methods in the mehanics of fluids that were originally pursued with aeronautical aims. Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society, pages 41-52, February 1990.
- M.J. Lighthill. Biomechnics of Hearing Sensitivity. The 1989 Raleigh Lecture. ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, 113:1-13, January 1991.
- M.J. Lighthill. Far field hydrodynamics. In Touvia Miloh, editor, Mathematical Approaches to Hydrodynamics. SIAM, Philadelphia, 1991.
- M.J. Lighthill. Acoustic Streaming in the Ear Itself. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 239:551-606, 1992.
- M.J. Lighthill. Asymptotic behaviour of anisotrophic wave systems stimulated by oscillating sources. In P.A. Martin and G.R. Wickham, editors, Wave Asymptotics. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1992.
- M.J. Lighthill. La mecanique dans la biologie moderne. Comptes rendus, 9(2):117-136, 1992.
- M.J. Lighthill and F.F. Bradshaw. Thermal stresses in turbine blades. Philosophical Magazine, 40:770-780, 1949.
- M.J. Lighthill, S. Goldstein, and J. Craggs. On the hodograph transformation for high-speed flow. I. A flow without circulation. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 1:344-357, 1948.
- M.J. Lighthill and Goldstein S. A note on the hodograph transformation for the two-dimensional vortex flow of an incompressible fluid. Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Matematics, 3:297-302, 1950.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. Group velocity (inaugural lecture as president of i.m.a). Journal of Institute of Mathematical Applications, 1:1-28, 1965.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. Dynamics of Rotating Fluids: A Survey. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 26:411-31, 1966.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. A discussion of nonlinear theory of wave propagation in dispersive systems organized by M.J.Lighthill, Sec.R.S. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 299:2-146, 1967.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. On waves generated in dispersive systems by travelling force effects with applications to the dynamics of rotating fluids. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 27:725-52, 1967.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. Waves in fluids. Communications on Pure & Applied Mathematics, 20:267-93, 1967.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. A discussion of making a success of research in industry under the leadership of Professor M.J. Lighthill, Sec.R.S. Proceedings of the Royal Society A, 265:293-369, 1969.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. Dynamic response of the Indian Ocean to onset of the Southwest Monsoon. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 265:45-92, 1969.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. The theory of trailing Taylor columns. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, 68:485-91, 1970.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. The propagation of sound through moving fluids. Journal of Sound Vibrations, 24:471-92, 1972.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. Mathematical Biofluiddynamics. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, 1975.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. Waves in Fluids. Cambridge, Cambridge, 1978.
- Sir M. James Lighthill, editor. Monsoon Dynamics. Cambridge, Cambridge, 1981.
- Sir M. James Lighthill. An Informal Introduction to Theoretical Fluid Dynamics. Oxford, Oxford, 1986.
- Lighthill, J., Holland, G., Gray, W., Landsea, C., Craig, C., Evans, J., Kurihara, Y. and C. Guard (1994) Global climate change and tropical cyclones. Bull. Am. Met.Soc. ,75, 2147-2157.
- Sir James Lighthill "Ocean Spray and the Thermodynamics of Tropical Cyclones" Levich Institute Special Seminar. February 10, 1997
- Sir James Lighthill. Typhoons, Hurricaines, and Fluid Mechanics 1997 Richard C. DiPrima Lecture Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. February 27, 1997