Hydrodynamics & Elasticity 2022/2023

On Pont des Arts in Paris

Gustavo Abade & Maciej Lisicki


Lectures: Tuesdays 13:15 – 16:00
Tutorials: Thursdays 8:30 – 11:00

Test: Thu 8 Dec 8:00 - 11:00

Exam: (two dates)
7 Feb 10:00 - 13:00, room B4.58
9 Feb 10:00 - 13:00, room B4.58



Class materials:

[The compressible star – solution]

Proofs of Kelvin's circulation theorem: [MIT Marine Hydrodynamics course] [John Newman, Marine Hydrodynamics textbook]

Similarity solution for the moving plate problem: [D. J. Acheson, Elementary Fluid Flows]

[Training sheet] before Test [P6 solved]

[Training sheet] before Exam



[Formulae for the Test – proposal] Please check them carefully and let us know if there is anything else you would like to add here.

Homework problems:
[Sheet 1] (due 13 Oct)
[Sheet 2] (due 20 Oct) [Sheet 2 solutions by M. Duch]
[Sheet 3] (due 27 Oct) [Sheet 3 solutions]
[Sheet 4] (due 3 Nov) [Sheet 4 solutions by M. Duch]
[Sheet 5] (due 10 Nov) [Sheet 5 solutions]
[Sheet 6] (due 17 Nov) [Sheet 6 solutions]
[Sheet 7] (due 24 Nov) [Sheet 7 solutions]
[Sheet 8] (due 1 Dec) [Sheet 8 solutions by M. Duch]
[Christmas Sheet 9] (due next year) [Sheet 9 solutions by M. Duch]
[Sheet 10] (due 19 Jan) [Sheet 10 solutions by M. Duch]
[Sheet 11] (due 26 Jan) [Sheet 11 solutions by M. Duch]

    Recommended reading
  • B. Lautrup, Physics of Continuous Matter, IoP Publishing (2005).
  • L.D. Landau, E.M. Lifshitz, Hydrodynamics
  • L.D. Landau, E.M. Lifshitz, Theory of Elasticity
  • S.C. Hunter, Mechanics of Continuous Media, Ellis Horwood Ltd. (1976).
  • D.J. Acheson, Elementary Fluid Dynamics, Oxford Univ. Press (1999).
  • National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films.