2007 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Singularities and Similarities
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We discuss the mathematical description of self-similar phenomena. Such phenomena cover many different length or time scales. Self-similarity allows a transformation from one scale to another and final reduction to a system that has only one scale. This is illustrated through a series of examples including diffusion processes, drop pinch-off and nanojets.