Fluid Turbulence vs Quantum Electrodynamics

Horace Lamb (1849 - 1934) author of the classic text Hydrodynamics: It is asserted that the velocity of a body not acted on by any force will be constant in magnitude and direction, whereas the only means of ascertaining whether a body is, or is not, free from the action of force is by observing whether its velocity is constant.

There is famous quote by the British applied mathematician Horace Lamb summarizing the state of classical fluid mechanics and the new quantum mechanics in 1932 as follows:

• I am an old man now, and when I die and go to heaven there are two matters on which I hope for enlightenment. One is quantum electrodynamics, and the other is the turbulent motion of fluids. And about the former I am rather optimistic.

Concerning the turbulent motion of fluids I am happy to report that this matter is now largely resolved by computation, as made clear in the article New Theory of Flight soon to be delivered for publication in Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics, with lots of supplementary material on The Secret of Flight. This gives good hope that the other problem of quantum electrodynamics can likewise be unlocked by viewing  The World  as Computation:

• In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power. (JFK)