Departmental Colloquium

Date: Tuesday, Feb 7, 2012

Time: 4:15PM

Location: JWB 335

Justin Kao

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Title	Modeling the dynamics of fluid boundaries
Abstract	Fluid flows with free boundaries present the challenges of highly nonlinear dynamics, multiple scales, and complex physics due to interfaces between two substances. I examine some approaches to describing and understanding the behavior of these fluid boundaries, and discuss work on the rupture of thin liquid films, the evolution of wave-generated sand ripples, and other examples.

Mathematical Biology