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University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Isaac Newton Institute Seminar Series > Distinguished lecture: Chasing the dragon: tidal bores in the UK and elsewhere
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If you have a question about this talk, please contact nobody. 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. This talk is included in these lists:
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