Wendy Zhang
University of Chicago
Friday, February 9, 2007
4:00 pm in SPL 57
Hidden in time: the physics of fluid shape transitions
Abstract: Water drips from a leaky faucet but honey falling from a spoon stretches into a long, thin thread instead. A rain drop splashes when it hits the ground, but a tennis ball hit at high speed bounces. Such processes form part of the texture of our everyday lives, yet the physics responsible for these varied and intricate motion is only beginning to be understood. I will focus on two recently discovered surprises: the persistence of memory in bubble break-up, and the origin of splash after impact.
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