Gregory Falkovich, 5-lecture mini-course, starting October 18, 2022 in rm 103 of the Simons Center. All lectures will take place at 2:30pm
Introduction to fluid mechanics
10/18 Kinetic description, viscosity of liquids, gases and electrons.
10/25 Fluid inertia, Reynolds number, law of similarity. Idiocy of ideal fluids.
11/1 The first anomaly in physics.
11/22 Two ways to turbulence: through space and time
11/29 Turbulence as physical and mathematical problem