Come listen to UK professor Julia Johnson read her poetry, participate in the open mic segment, and drink some splendid coffee! (Sponsored by Graphite, Shale, and Limestone)

Join us in celebrating the release of our Fall 2013 issue! We will have author readings, refreshments, and free copies of Shale, UK's undergraduate arts journal, for the taking!

EKU Chautauqua Lecture Series "Beauty Matters" presents Dr. Karen Tice (Professor and Chair of UK's Dept. of Gender and Women's Studies and author of Queens of Academe and Tales of Wayward Girls and Immoral Women.

Thursday, Dec 5 at 7:30pm at EKU Campus (O'Donnel Hall, Whitlock Building)

Title:  Some progresses on two-dimensional Riemann problems in gas dynamics

Abstract:  Two dimensional Riemann problems for compressible fluid flows assume the simplest piecewise sectorial initial state but provide the most fundamental wave configurations, including the reflection of oblique shocks and vortex-shock interaction etc. In this talk I will show many fascinating pictures, based on 2D Riemann solutions, to disclose the mysteries of compressible fluid world both through analytical tools (in the form of mathematical theorems) and computational techniques (in the form of simulations). The analysis is based on the characteristic decomposition theory we developed recently, while the simulations are obtained using the generalized Riemann problem (GRP) scheme that is equipped with a highly accurate solver in the construction of numerical fluxes by a way of tracking singularities analytically and keeping entropy exactly computed. 

Meet to plan next week's meeting and spring events