CAM colloquium - Friday, October 26
3:30 p.m.
655 Rhodes Hall

Speaker: Divakar Viswanath, University of Michigan

 

Title: Dynamics of transition and turbulence in fluid flows

Abstract: Fluids undergo transition to turbulence when slight perturbations cause the laminar solution to become turbulent. Historically, efforts to understand transition to
turbulence have focused on a neighborhood of the laminar solution. This talk will describe a more geometric approach based on steady solutions and traveling waves that act as intermediaries between the laminar solution and turbulence. Another theme is to demonstrate the relevance of recurrences and accurate computation of those recurrences to the motion of turbulent fluids.

 

Refreshments at 4:30 in 657 Rhodes Hall.