Toothpaste, Custard and Chocolate: Maths gets messy

Toothpaste, Custard and Chocolate: Maths gets messy, a talk by Helen Wilson (University College London)

Abstract

This talk will look at mathematical modelling of real, complex fluids in flow situations – some with serious commercial applications, and some just for fun.  We’ll spend most of the time looking at the chocolate fountain.  We’ll experience one of the key day-to-day tools of an applied mathematician: scaling analysis; and we’ll answer the question: why doesn’t the chocolate fall straight down?

No charge is made to attend meetings; non-IMA members are welcome

Image credit: Dentist, neon sign by La Citta Vita / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0

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