P. G. Saffman

The lift on a small sphere in a slow shear flow

P. G. Saffman · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1965 · 3.3K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Fluid Dynamics +14

The penetration of a fluid into a porous medium or Hele-Shaw cell containing a more viscous liquid

P. G. Saffman, Geoffrey Ingram Taylor · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1958 · 3.1K citations

Engineering, Physics, Fluid Dynamics +16

Brownian motion in biological membranes.

P. G. Saffman, M. Delbrück · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 1975 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Membrane Biophysics +12

On the collision of drops in turbulent clouds

P. G. Saffman, J. Scott Turner · Journal of Fluid Mechanics · 1956 · 1.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Meteorology +17

On the Boundary Condition at the Surface of a Porous Medium

P. G. Saffman · Studies in Applied Mathematics · 1971 · 1.2K citations

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Fluid Dynamics +16