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The connection between the drag and vorticity dynamics for viscous flow over a bluff body is explored using the Josephson-Anderson (J-A) relation for classical fluids. The instantaneous rate of work on the fluid, associated with the drag…
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The hydrodynamic interpretation of quantum mechanics treats a system of particles in an effective manner. In this work, we investigate squeezed coherent states within the hydrodynamic interpretation. The Hamiltonian operator in question is…
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We consider the behaviour of a dielectric fluid-fluid interface in the presence of a strong electric field from a point charge and line charge, respectively, both statically and, in the latter case, dynamically. The fluid surface is…
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We show a formal result of the longitudinal force acting on a moving potential. The potential can be velocity-dependent, which appears in various interesting physical systems, such as electrons in the presence of a magnetic flux-line, or…
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In this study, the numerical analysis of a specific fluid-solid interaction problem is detailed. The weakly nonlinear Boussinesq system is considered with the addition of a solid object lying on the flat bottom, allowed to move horizontally…
Understanding particle transport and localisation in porous channels, especially at moderate Reynolds numbers, is relevant for many applications ranging from water reclamation to biological studies. Recently, researchers experimentally…
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