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Details for Professor Jens Eggers
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Jens Eggers |
| Job title | Professor of Applied Mathematics |
| Department | School of Mathematics University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | M.Sc.(Aachen), Ph.D.(Marburg) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | nonlinear flows formation of drops singularities industrial processes modelling |
| Areas of expertise | I am interested in strongly nonlinear flows involving many length scales. Very often these phenomena are characterised by the underlying (hydrodynamic) equations becoming singular. The structure of singular solutions is typically self-similar, i.e. profiles observed on different scales can be mapped onto each other by rescaling the axes. Examples are the formation of drops, drops spreading on a solid substrate, or singular surface deformations caused by a jet falling into a pool liquid. Understanding the structure of singularities is crucial for modelling industrial processes such as printing, coating, or the entrainment of air into liquids. |