Taylor–Proudman theorem
Teorema de Taylor-Proudman
- Date
- 1916-1917 · confidence medium
- Place
- Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Credited to
- Mathematically formulated by Joseph Proudman in 1916 and experimentally confirmed by Geoffrey Ingram Taylor in 1917.
- Field
- Cosmos & Earth
What was discovered
Fluid mechanics result establishing that, in a rapidly rotating fluid, the motion of an immersed solid body produces uniform flow along columns parallel to the axis of rotation (Taylor columns).
What it led to
- Explanation of Taylor columns in rotating fluids
- Application to the dynamics of Earth's core and oceans
- Foundation for the study of rotating atmospheric circulation