Why the Boundary of a Round Drop Becomes a Curve of Order Four.

Varchenko, A N and P I Etingof:

ISBN 10: 0821870025 / ISBN 13: 9780821870020

Published by Providence: American Mathematical Society, 1992

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Series: University Lecture Series. viii 72p paperback in very good condition, white and navy covers, minimal wear to cover edges, firm binding, pages clean and neat, clear and legible diagrams and figures, a very good copy Language: English Weight (g): 159.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why the Boundary of a Round Drop Becomes a Curve of Order Four.
• Publisher: Providence: American Mathematical Society
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821870025
• ISBN 13: 9780821870020
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 159 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics

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Synopsis

This book concerns the problem of evolution of a round oil spot surrounded by water when oil is extracted from a well inside the spot. It turns out that the boundary of the spot remains an algebraic curve of degree four in the course of evolution. This curve is the image of an ellipse under a reflection with respect to a circle. Since the 1940s, work on this problem has led to generalizations of the reflection property and methods for constructing explicit solutions. More recently, the results have been extended to multiply connected domains. This text discusses this topic and other recent work in the theory of fluid flows with a moving boundary. Problems are included at the end of each chapter, and there is a list of open questions at the end of the book.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian