3 papers
physics.class-ph2025
The mechanics of the squash nick shot
Mithun Ravisankar, Madeline Federle, Mina Bahadori +3
Squash is a widely popular racket sport, practiced by millions of people worldwide, played inside a walled court. When played well, players can last for several minutes before the…
cond-mat.soft2025
Elastic Pseudoturbulence in Polymer Solutions
Mithun Ravisankar, Roberto Zenit
We study the effects of polymer additives on pseudoturbulence induced by a swarm of bubbles rising in a quiescent fluid. We find that, beyond a critical polymer concentration, the…
physics.flu-dyn2022
The presence of surfactants controls the stability of bubble chains in carbonated drinks
Omer Atasi, Mithun Ravisankar, Dominique Legendre +1
Bubbles appear when a carbonated drink is poured in a glass. Very stable bubble chains are clearly observed in champagne, showing an almost straight line from microscopic nucleatio…