491Vortex Dynamics from Quantum to Geophysical Scales

Date:

11 September 2007 – 14 September 2007

Location:

University of Exeter, UK

Chairperson:

Dr. Andrew D. Gilbert
Mathematics Research Institute
School of Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics
University of Exeter
Exeter EX4 4QE
UK

phone: +44-(0)1392-263981 
fax:+44-(0)1392-263997
email: A.D.Gilbert@exeter.ac.uk

 

Co-chairperson

 Dr. Konrad Bajer
Institute of Geophysics
Warsaw University
Poland

Prof. Carlo F. Barenghi

School of Mathematics
University of Newcastle
UK

Vortex dynamics is a fundamental topic for theory, applications and numerical simulation of fluid flows. Vortices are dominant features in many flows: for example, wakes of aircraft, turbulent fine scales, hurricanes and ocean eddies. More recently vortices have been studied in superfluids such as liquid helium and atomic Bose-Einstein condensates at extremely low temperatures. Recent work has linked quantum vortices to vortices in classical inviscid Euler fluids.
The aim of the colloquium is to bring together researchers with interests in vortex dynamics (classical and quantum) and related topics such as mixing and geophysical fluid dynamics.