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Mathematicians Prove Melting Ice Stays Smooth

11 Oct 2021

QuantaMagazine article about the latest work by our member Alessio Figalli (ETH Zurich), with Joaquim Serra (ETH Zurich) and Xavier Ros ​Oton Universitat de Barcelona.

 

"After decades of effort, mathematicians now have a complete understanding of the complicated equations that model the motion of free boundaries, like the one between ice and water."

 

 

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Image: ETH Zurich DMath

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