http://www.metafilter.com/tags/navierstokes Posts tagged with 'navierstokes' at MetaFilter. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:28:41 -0800 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:28:41 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/55295/Another%2DClay%2DInstitute%2DMillenium%2DPrize%2DProblem%2DSolved The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navier-Stokes_equations">Navier-Stokes equations</a> constitute the fundamental equations that describe fluid mechanics, and are used everywhere from atmospheric science to airplane design. Proof of the existence of a smooth solution to the Navier-Stokes equations in 3-dimensions is considered a challenging problem, so challenging that the <a href="http://www.claymath.org/millennium/">Clay Math Institute has offered a million dollars to anyone who can do so</a>. Has it been <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/math/0609740">done</a>? (<a href="http://comet.lehman.cuny.edu/sormani/others/SmithNavierStokes.html">More detailed explanation</a>). (<a href="http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=470">via</a>) tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.55295 Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:28:41 -0800 clayinstitute fluidmechanics math navierstokes onalark