Difference between revisions of "Cross seminar (January 2019)"
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Revision as of 09:08, 12 December 2018
Cross Seminar
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- What? Friction, Stiction and Areo-constriction: How Formula one racing cars cheat the laws of physics
- Who? David Cross.
- Where? Wulfruna building (city campus), room tbc
- When? Wed 30th Jan 2019, refreshment are available from 7.00pm, lecture start at 7.30pm, we finish by 9.00pm.
- Why? Our 2nd IOP sponsored event.
- How? The talk is one hour and open to questions — refreshments will be served.
- Chair: Juan Camilo López Carreño
Abstract: Formula One cars seem to defy logic as well as the laws of physics but in reality they employ amazingly ingenious strategies to exploit physical processes in order to go fast.
The speaker pretending to be a Grand Prix driver