1. Introduction -- 2. Bearing classification and selection -- 3. Surface topography -- 4. Lubricant properties -- 5. Bearing materials -- 6. Viscous flow -- 7. Reynolds equation -- 8. Hydrodynamic thrust bearings : analytical solutions -- 9. Hydrodynamic thrust bearings : numerical solutions -- 10. Hydrodynamic journal bearings : analytical solutions -- 11. Hydrodynamic journal bearings : numerical solutions -- 12. Hydrodynamic squeeze film bearings -- 13. Hydrostatic lubrication -- 14. Gas-lubricated thrust bearings -- 15. Gas-lubricated journal bearings -- 16. Hydrodynamic lubrication of nonconformal surfaces -- 17. Simplified solutions for stresses and deformations -- 18. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication of rectangular conjunctions -- 19. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication of elliptical conjunctions -- 20. Film thicknesses for different regimes of fluid film lubrication -- 21. Rolling element bearings -- 22. Additional lubrication applications -- 22. Thermohydrodynamic and thermoelastohydrodynamic lubrication.