(The physics of pattern formation at liquid interfaces)

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6478754· OSTI ID:6478754

This paper discusses pattern formation at liquid interfaces and interfaces within disordered materials. The particular topics discussed are: a racetrack for competing viscous fingers; an experimental realization of periodic boundary conditions; what sets the length scale for patterns between miscible liquids; the fractal dimension of radial Hele-Shaw patterns; detailed analyses of low-contrast Saffman-Taylor flows; and the wetting/absorption properties of polystyrene spheres in binary liquid mixtures. (LSP)

• Research Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-84ER45131
• OSTI ID: 6478754
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/45131-8; ON: DE91000856; TRN: 90-032388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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INSTABILITY
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