Check out the new HLFF Blog article by Benjamin Skuse, where he looks at a new take on the Navier–Stokes Equation by mathematician Dennis Sullivan

The Navier–Stokes equations are used in applications ranging from describing how water flows through a garden hose to predicting the weather. Yet despite this ubiquity and maturity, mathematicians’ understanding of these equations remains primitive. Novel approaches are needed to discover just how closely the Navier–Stokes equations describe real-world fluid flow. This week on the HLFF Blog, Benjamin Skuse takes a look at a new take on the Navier–Stokes equation through a lecture by mathematician and Abel Prize recipient Dennis Sullivan, which he held at the 11th Heidelberg Laureate Forum.

Check out the article here: HLFF Blog

Image caption: Sullivan explaining how he sees vorticity as being more central to fluid motion than velocity. Image credits: HLFF / Flemming

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