Record

RefNoJFN/2/10
LevelFile
TitleCorrespondence between John Nye and James Callahan discussing algebreic geometry and water drops under gravity
Date1977-1978
DescriptionDiscussing Callahan's work on the E6 surface singularity in relation to papers by Nye on the caustics of water drops in a gravity free environment and while under the effect of gravity ['Optical caustics in the near field from liquid drops' published in Proceedings of the Royal Society A in 1978, and 'Optical caustics from liquid drops under gravity' published in Philosophical Transactions A in 1979].
Extent1 folder
FormatCarbon
Photograph
Typescript
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rsta.1979.0044
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1978.0090
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA4040Nye; John Frederick (1923 - 2019)1923 - 2019
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