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Simulation of Kelvin-Helmholz Instability
fluid dynamics

Mathematicians Find Wrinkle in Famed Fluid Equations

By Kevin Hartnett
December 21, 2017
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Two mathematicians prove that under certain extreme conditions, the Navier-Stokes equations output nonsense.

mathematical physics

Famous Fluid Equations Are Incomplete

By Natalie Wolchover
July 21, 2015
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A 115-year effort to bridge the particle and fluid descriptions of nature has led mathematicians to an unexpected answer.

Mathematics

For Persi Diaconis’ Next Magic Trick …

By Erica Klarreich
April 14, 2015
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A mathematician who has analyzed card shuffling for decades is tackling one final nemesis: “smooshing.”

Mathematics

A Grand Theory of Wrinkles

By Sarah Lewin
April 8, 2015
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A collaboration between mechanical engineers and mathematicians has revealed universal rules for how wrinkles form.

Boucing droplet
quantum physics

Fluid Tests Hint at Concrete Quantum Reality

By Natalie Wolchover
June 24, 2014
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Surprising oil drop experiments suggest that the quantum world may not be as strange as advertised.

Submerged turbulent jet
Mathematics

A Fluid New Path in Grand Math Challenge

By Erica Klarreich
February 24, 2014
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A daring speculation offers a potential way forward in one of the great unsolved problems of mathematics: the behavior of the Navier-Stokes equations for fluid flow.

Trefoil vortex knot.
fluid dynamics

Could Knots Unravel Mysteries of Fluid Flow?

By Natalie Wolchover
December 9, 2013
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By investigating the central role played by knots in fluids and fields, physicists hope to unravel long-standing mysteries of turbulence.

climate science

The Ocean’s Dynamic Role in Climate Change

By Natalie Wolchover
April 11, 2013
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New data collected by mathematicians and oceanographers in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean could dramatically improve climate models.


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