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Unique fingering instabilities and soliton-like wave propagation in thin acoustowetting films

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  • Amgad R. Rezk

    (Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University
    Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication)

  • Ofer Manor

    (Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University
    Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication)

  • James R. Friend

    (Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University
    Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication)

  • Leslie Y. Yeo

    (Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, RMIT University
    Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication)

Abstract

The study of dynamic fingering in liquid films has a long and storied history dating back to the discovery of wine tears. Rezket al.report novel fingering patterns driven by sound waves, above which peculiar wave pulses akin to solitary waves are formed.

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  • Amgad R. Rezk & Ofer Manor & James R. Friend & Leslie Y. Yeo, 2012. "Unique fingering instabilities and soliton-like wave propagation in thin acoustowetting films," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 3(1), pages 1-7, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:3:y:2012:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms2168
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2168
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