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PREFACE XI11
Finally, the loving support and constant encouragement by my wife Vrissei’s (Bpiaqi’s)
has been a sine qua non for the completion of this book, as my mother’s exhortations to
‘be laconic’ has been useful. For what little versatility in the use of English this volume
may display, I owe a great deal to my late first wife, Daisy.
Acknowledgements are also due to the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research
Council of Canada, FCAR of QuCbec and McGill University for their support, the Depart-
ment of Mechanical Engineering for their forbearance, and to Academic Press for their
help and encouragement.
Michael P. Paldoussis
McGill Universify,
Montreal, Que‘bec, Canada.
