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16:30 - 17:30Room #123 (Mathematics building)
Chun LIU (University of Tokyo / Penn State University)
"On Complex Fluids" (ENGLISH)
The talk is on the mathematical theories, in particular the energetic variational approaches, of anisotropic complex fluids, such as viscoelastic materials, liquid crystals and ionic fluids in proteins and bio-solutions.
Complex fluids, including mixtures and solutions, are abundant in our daily life. The complicated phenomena and properties exhibited by these materials reflects the coupling and competition between the microscopic interactions and the macroscopic dynamics. We study the underlying energetic variational structures that is common among all these multiscale-multiphysics systems.
In this talk, I will demonstrate the modeling as well as analysis and numerical issues arising from various complex fluids.