COLLOQUIUM
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS
OAKLAND UNIVERSITY
ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN 48309
Gung-Min Gie
University of California, Riverside
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 are
modeled by the Navier-Stokes equations. In this talk, I will discuss the
asymptotic behavior of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations at
small viscosity under various boundary conditions.
Friday, February 3, 2012
4:00– 5:00 P.M.
372 Science and Engineering Building
(Refreshments at 3:30-4:00 PM in the kitchen area adjacent to 368 SEB)