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Why turbulence is troubling
We all know what turbulence is, but nobody understands it.
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Maths in a Minute: Turbulence and the Reynolds number
How does a smooth flow suddenly become turbulent? The Reynolds number helps understand the transition.
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Turbulence: Where do we stand?
Dive into the maths of turbulence!
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Maths in a minute: The Navier-Stokes equations
The mathematical problem with turbulence.
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Births and deaths in fluid chaos
Describing the motion of fluids is a huge and unsolved mathematical problem. There are equations that seem to describe it well, but their complete solution is way beyond reach. But could there be a simpler method? The physicist Jerry Gollub tells Plus about a new discovery which combines experiment with sophisticated maths.
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Testing Bernoulli: a simple experiment
Here is an experiment that you can easily do yourself to test Bernoulli's equation. There are also 2 questions and answers.
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Understanding turbulence
Have you ever been in an aeroplane on a smooth flight when suddenly the plane bumps up and down for a short time as it goes through turbulent air? The study of turbulence is used to understand a range of phenomena from the simple squirting of a jet of water to the activity of the sun.