Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 12, 2026

Laboratory Drop Towers for the Experimental Simulation of Dust-aggregate Collisions in the Early Solar System
Published on: June 5, 2014
Aerodynamics and mathematics in National Socialist Germany and Fascist Italy: a comparison of research institutes
Moritz Epple1, Andreas Karachalios, Volker R Remmert
1Goethe-UniversitBt Frankfurt, Historisches Seminar, Arbeitsgruppe Wissenschaftsgeschichte, D-60629, Frankfurt am Main, Germany epple@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Abstract:
The article is concerned with the mathematical sciences in National Socialist Germany and Fascist Italy, with special attention to research important to the war effort. It focuses on three institutional developments: the expansion of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Göttingen, the foundation of the Reich Institute for Mathematics in Oberwolfach (Black Forest), and the work of the Istituto Nazionale per le Applicazioni del Calcolo in Rome. All three developments are embedded in the general political background, thus providing a basis for comparative conclusions about the conditions of the mathematical sciences and military-related research in Germany and Italy. It turns out that in both countries, the increasing demand for mathematical knowledge in modern warfare led to the establishment of "extra-university" national institutions specifically devoted to mathematical research.
Related Concept Videos
Dimensionless Groups in Fluid Mechanics
Typical Model Studies
Bernoulli's Principle: Applications
Entrainment devices use a high fluid speed to create low pressures and, thus, entrain one fluid into another. Some examples of these devices are given below:
Bernoulli's Equation
Bernoulli's Equation for Flow Normal to a Streamline
The pressure difference depends on the fluid's velocity and radius of curvature. The pressure variation is minimal in flows with nearly straight streamlines. However, the...
Drag

