3 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Maximal spreading of impacting viscoelastic droplets
Orr Avni, Dongyue Wang, Mithun Ravisankar +1
Droplet impact and spreading on solid substrates are well understood for Newtonian fluids, yet how viscoelasticity alone modifies the maximal spreading remains unclear. To identify…
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…