Critical phenomena employed in hydrodynamic problems: A case study of Rayleigh-Benard convection
Michel Assenheimer (1), Victor Steinberg (Department of Physics of, Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel; (1) Present, address: Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, Ecole Normale Superieure,, Paris, France)
TL;DR
This paper explores how critical phenomena can be applied to hydrodynamic problems, specifically Rayleigh-Benard convection, revealing new insights into pattern formation and nonequilibrium systems.
Contribution
It demonstrates the integration of hydrodynamic instability with thermodynamic critical points, opening new avenues for studying complex nonequilibrium phenomena.
Findings
Uncovered novel observations in pattern formation
Highlighted opportunities for fundamental research in nonequilibrium systems
Showed advantages of combining hydrodynamic and thermodynamic critical phenomena
Abstract
By virtue of Rayleigh-Benard convection, we illustrate the advantages of combining a hydrodynamic pattern forming instability with a thermodynamic critical point. This has already lead to many novel unexpected observations and is further shown to possess opportunities for the study of exciting fundamental problems in nonequilibrium systems.
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Taxonomy
TopicsFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows · Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics · Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer