Distinguished lecture: Chasing the dragon: tidal bores in the UK and elsewhere

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• Michael Berry (University of Bristol)
• Monday 05 December 2022, 16:00-17:00
• Seminar Room 1, Newton Institute.

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HY2W05 - Physical applications

In some of the world’s rivers, an incoming high tide can arrive as a smooth jump decorated by undulations, or as a breaking wave. The river reverses direction and flows upstream. Understanding tidal bores involves • analogies with tsunamis, rainbows, and horizons in relativity; • the concept of a ‘minimal model’ in mathematical explanation; • different ways in which different cultures describe the same thing; • the first unification in fundamental physics.

This talk is part of the Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series series.

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