How Waves Affect the Distribution of Particles that Float on a Liquid Surface

P. Denissenko, G. Falkovich, and S. Lukaschuk
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 244501 – Published 11 December 2006

Abstract

We study experimentally how waves affect the distribution of particles that float on a liquid surface. We show that clustering of small particles in a standing wave is a nonlinear effect with the clustering time decreasing as the square of the wave amplitude. In a set of random waves, we show that small floaters concentrate on a multifractal set with caustics.

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  • Received 22 November 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.244501

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

P. Denissenko1, G. Falkovich2, and S. Lukaschuk1

  • 1Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, University of Hull, HU6 7RX, United Kingdom
  • 2Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel

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Vol. 97, Iss. 24 — 15 December 2006

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