Periodic Branched Structures In A Phase-Separated Magnetic Colloid

    Authors

    H. Wang; Y. Zhu; C. Boyd; W. L. Luo; A. Cebers;R. E. Rosensweig

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Phys. Rev. Lett.

    Keywords

    FLUIDS; DYNAMICS; Physics, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    Periodic branched columns are observed for the first time in a layer of phase-separate magnetic colloid confined in a cell. The periodicity lambda scales with the layer thickness L. In the thin limit, where no branching occurs, lambda is-proportional-to L1/2. In the thick limit, each column develops a tree structure with branches and roots, and the columns are separated by shrubs while the scaling relation crosses over to lambda is-proportional-to L2/3.

    Journal Title

    Physical Review Letters

    Volume

    72

    Issue/Number

    12

    Publication Date

    1-1-1994

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    1929

    Last Page

    1932

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:A1994NB62200039

    ISSN

    0031-9007

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