Education

Dipl.-Phys.

RWTH Aachen (1987)

Dipl.-Phys.

University of Marburg (1990)

Honours

• Fellow of the American Physical Society (2009)
• Member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences, Erfurt (2007)

Publications

Existence of receding and advancing contact lines (2005)
J. Eggers
Phys. Fluids vol: 17 , Page: 082106
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The role of self-similarity in singularities of partial differential equations (2009)
J. Eggers and M. A. Fontelos
Nonlinearity vol: 22 , Page: R1
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Research Interests

I am interested in strongly nonlinear flows involving many length scales. Very often these phenomena are characterised by the underlying (hydrodynamic) equations becoming singular. The structure of singular solutions is typically self-similar, i.e. profiles observed on different scales can be mapped onto each other by rescaling the axes. Examples are the formation of drops, drops spreading on a solid substrate, or singular surface deformations caused by a jet falling into a pool liquid. Understanding the structure of singularities is crucial for modelling industrial processes such as printing, coating, or the entrainment of air into liquids.

Research Themes

• Fluid Dynamics
• Dynamical Systems & Statistical Mechanics
• Experimental Applied Mathematics