PHYSICAL MATHEMATICS SEMINAR


TOPIC:		SCALING THEORY OF SINGULARITIES


SPEAKER:	JENS EGGERS
		Department of Physics
		Universitat at Essen
		GERMANY

Abstract:

The formation of drops, their coalescence, or the entrapment of air inside
a fluid are all governed by singularities of the hydrodynamic equations.
Scale invariance makes these highly nonlinear structures tractable and
often allows for analytical solutions.  Universality imposes powerful
constraints, giving qualitative insight into the flow.  Experiments are
used to test scaling laws, and provide inspiration for future
investigations.

DATE:		Tuesday, February 12, 2002

TIME:		2:30 PM

LOCATION:	Building 2, Room 338


Refreshments will be served at 3:30 PM in Room 2-349.


Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Mathematic
Cambridge, MA  02139