Episode 03: The Buckingham π Theorem + Finding scaling everywhere
Summary:
We really mean everywhere: Maximal animal speed, numbers of species, nails, pendulums, atom bombs, turbulence, cities, wealth, creativity, and legos.
Date:
2015/09/08
Duration:
1:17:51
2015/09/08
1:17:51
Lecture:
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S9E03: The Buckingham π Theorem + finding scaling everywhere, from atom bombs to creativity.
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— The Vox of PoCS (@pocsvox) September 9, 2015Extra:
Main tools: Envelopes, dimensional analysis, matrixology, and being very, very clever.