2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Droplet coalescence in fluids obeying Darcy's law
Jing Wang, Haicen Yue, Nandish Vora +4
During drop coalescence, a connecting bridge of fluid forms and rapidly expands due to surface tension. For spherical drops, these dynamics are well understood in both the viscous…
cond-mat.soft2026
Densely packed particle raft at vertically vibrated air-water interface
Xiuhe Yan, Tabitha C. Watson, Hongyi Xiao
We investigate the dynamics of a dense raft of millimeter-sized granular particles at a vertically vibrated air-water interface, which displays a rich set of patterns and particle…