Applied Mathematics Colloquium
Dr. Gung-Min Gie, Indiana University
Location
Mathematics/Psychology : 104
Date & Time
February 17, 2014, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Description
Title: Motion of fluids in the presence of a boundary
Abstract: In most practical applications of fluid mechanics, it is the
interaction of the fluid with the boundary that is most critical to
understanding the behavior of the fluid. Physically important
parameters, such as the lift and drag of a wing, are determined by the
sharp transition the air makes from being at rest on the wing to flowing
freely around the airplane near the wing. Mathematically, the behavior of
such flows at small viscosity is modeled by the Navier-Stokes
equations. In this talk, we discuss some recent results on the boundary
layers of the Navier-Stokes equations.
Location: Math/Psych 104