2 papers
physics.flu-dyn2026
Elastohydrodynamic instability of a spinning elastic disk
Sifan Yin, Paul R. Kaneelil, L. Mahadevan
A soft thin elastic disk spinning in a viscous fluid experiences centrifugal tension generated by rotation together with viscous shear generated by the surrounding flow. While the…
cond-mat.soft2025
Surface wakes on ultra-soft solids
Aditi Chakrabarti, Divya Jaganathan, Robert Haussman +1
We explore the dynamical response of the free surface of an ultra-soft solid driven by a localized moving pressure disturbance. Experiments reveal a steady V-shaped wake analogous…