PHYSICAL MATHEMATICS SEMINAR
		

TOPIC:		NON-UNIFORM FLOW FROM A POINT SOURCE

SPEAKER:	DR. VAKHTANG POUTKARADZE
		Department of Mathematics
		University of New Mexico

ABSTRACT:

We consider a two-dimensional source of fluid in an infinite
plane.  The Navier-Stokes equations in this setting admit exact
solutions.  There is an infinity of solutions with velocity field being
periodic in the angular direction.  We derive an exact condition for the
existence of these solutions and discuss their stability.  The relevance
to experiments is discussed.

DATE:		TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1999

TIME:		2:30 PM

LOCATION:	Building 2, Room 338

Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM in Building 2, Room 349


					Massachusetts Institute of Technology
					Department of Mathematics
					Cambridge, MA  02139