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DESCRIPTION:Speaker:  Jean-Luc Thiffeault  (University of Wisconsin - Madis
 on)\n\nTitle:  The mathematics of burger flippint\n\nAbstract:\n\nEver sin
 ce the dawn of time people have (literally) asked the question -- what is 
 the most effective way to grill food?  Timing is everything\, since only o
 ne surface is exposed to heat at a given time. Should we flip only once\, 
 or many times?  I will show a simple model of cooking by flipping\, and so
 me interesting mathematics will emerge. The rate of cooking depends on the
  spectrum of a linear operator\, and on the fixed point of a map.  If the 
 system is symmetric\, the rate of cooking becomes independent of the seque
 nce of flips\, as long as the last point to be cooked is the midpoint.  Th
 is toy problem has some characteristics reminiscent of more realistic scen
 arios\, such as thermal convection and heat exchangers.
LOCATION:MIT-Math Dept.\, Room 2-449
SUMMARY:Physical Mathematics Seminar
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.mit.edu/event/physical_mathematics_seminar_8
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