How do engineers and mathematicians view Navier-Stokes?

The Navier-Stokes problem

Chapter 1

The physics of flow

Chapter 2

The historic formulation

Chapter 3

The million-dollar mystery

Chapter 4

The quest for a solution

YOUR GOAL

Master of The Navier-Stokes problem

Ch 4 · The quest for a solution
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diego The Navier-Stokes Problem

A million-dollar prize, to prove the flow stays smooth, in three dimensions.

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diego Why pure mathematics seeks absolute certainty

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Supercomputers simulating the world's complex flows

diego Massive supercomputer arrays are required to simulate highly turbulent fluid flows.

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The practical power of computer approximation

diego Computers bypass the unsolved math by calculating highly accurate approximations.

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The quest for a solution
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diego Embark on the quest to solve the Navier-Stokes equations. Play this educational game to explore one of mathematics' greatest unsolved problems.

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Fun Fact

Tao's genius: Fields Medalist Terence Tao scored a 760 on the SAT math section when he was just eight.

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Quiz

What prestigious award, often called the 'Nobel Prize of Mathematics,' did Terence Tao win in 2006?

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diego Terence Tao and the water computer

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What is the main difference between how engineers and mathematicians view the Navier-Stokes equations?

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diego The practical power of computer approximation

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What do supercomputers do to space to approximate fluid equations for weather forecasting?

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diego Supercomputers simulating the world's complex flows

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Which Fields Medalist designed a mathematical 'water computer' in 2014 to study fluid equations?

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What mathematical danger does Terence Tao's 'water computer' research suggest might happen to fluids?

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Why are supercomputers at organizations like NASA run for weeks at a time?

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What score did math prodigy Terence Tao get on the SAT math section when he was only eight years old?

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How do engineers use Navier-Stokes equations today if they haven't been mathematically proven?

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