But How DO Fluid Simulations Work?

Fluid simulations. How on is it possible that a computer can recreate the crashing waves, the rolling clouds and the swirling smoke that we see in our daily lives, phenomena which seem characterized by randomness and chaos? This video will attempt to explain exactly how the mathematics behind fluid simulations work.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Navier-Stokes Equations
02:38 Representation
04:52 Diffusion
07:53 Gauss-Seidel Method
09:36 Advection
11:31 Clearing Divergence
14:33 Outro

Paper referenced: Jos Stam - Real Time Fluid Dynamics for Games (2003)
https://www.autodesk.com/research/publications/real-time-fluid-dynamics

Music: Soft Piano Music by Relax Music Meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRnyxlaqqLk&ab_channel=RelaxMusicMeditation