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Global physical properties of random media change qualitatively at a percolation threshold, where isolated clusters merge to form one infinite connected component. The precise knowledge of percolation thresholds is thus of paramount…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2008-01-13 Richard A. Neher , Klaus Mecke , Herbert Wagner

We theoretically and numerically investigate the steady flow of two-dimensional granular materials in a rotating drum using the discrete element method and a continuum model with the $\mu(I)$-rheology. The velocity fields obtained from both…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2026-02-10 Hiroki Oba , Michio Otsuki

We study further the recently introduced [Ranguelov et al., Comptes Rendus de l'Acad. Bulg. des Sci. 60, 4 (2007) 389] "C+-C-" model of step flow crystal growth over wide range of model parameters. The basic assumption of the model is that…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-12-08 Vesselin Tonchev , Bogdan Ranguelov , Hiroo Omi , Alberto Pimpinelli

Capillary rise plays a crucial role in the construction of road embankments in flood zones, where hydrophobic compounds are added to the soil to suppress the rising of water and avoid possible damage of the pavement. Water rises through…

Computational Physics · Physics 2017-08-02 M. A. Cárdenas-Barrantes , J. D. Muñoz , N. A. M. Araujo

Employing a suitable scaling rule in gas-liquid flow can produce dynamically comparable results, which helps in the development of flow models applicable to a wide range of flow conditions and reduces the carbon footprint; however, matching…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2025-09-30 Meng-Ke Zhan , Cheng-Gang Xie , Jian-Jun Shu

Shearing with a finite shear rate a compressed granular system results in a region of grains flowing over a compact, static assembly. Perforce this region is dilated to a degree that depends on the shear rate, the loading pressure, gravity,…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2019-05-29 Prasenjit Das , H. George E. Hentschel , Itamar Procaccia

The single-parameter scaling hypothesis relating the average and variance of the logarithm of the conductance is a pillar of the theory of electronic transport. We use a maximum-entropy ansatz to explore the logarithm of the energy density,…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2017-11-22 Xiaojun Cheng , Xujun Ma , Miztli Yepez , Azriel Z. Genack , Pier A. Mello

Universality, where microscopic details become irrelevant, takes place in thermodynamic phase transitions. The universality is captured by a singular scaling function of the thermodynamic variables, where the scaling exponents are…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-11-16 Ohad Shpielberg , Takahiro Nemoto , João Caetano

Given the right set of circumstances, ultracold quantum gases are able to change character and condense into a liquid state of quantum droplets. The size distribution of the droplets is determined dynamically in the condensation process. A…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-05-20 Ian G. Moss

The universal behavior of the continuous superconducting (glass) phase transition is studied in a YBa$_2$Cu$_3$O$_{7-\delta}$ thin film. A new analysis technique for extracting critical exponents is developed, using current-voltage…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-10-30 Katerina Moloni , Mark Friesen , Shi Li , Victor Souw , P. Metcalf , M. McElfresh

The influence of hopper width on dense granular flow in a two$-$dimensional hopper is investigated through experiments and simulations. Though the flow rate remains stable for larger hopper widths, a slight reduction in hopper width results…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2024-04-23 Changhao Li , Xin Li , Xianggui Chen , Zaixin Wang , Min Sun , Decai Huang

Aqueous foams and a wide range of related systems are believed to coarsen by gas diffusion between neighboring domains into a statistically self-similar scaling state, after the decay of initial transients, such that dimensionless size and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-09-19 Anthony T. Chieco , Douglas J. Durian

This study investigates the clustering behaviour and surface distributions of buoyant particles at the air-water interface in open-channel turbulent flow, focusing on the interplay between capillary attraction, hydrodynamic drag, and…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-01-29 Ana Todorova , Robert K. Niven , Matthias Kramer

In this paper, we prove a classification theorem for self-shrinkers of the mean curvature flow with $|A|^2\le 1$ in arbitrary codimension. In particular, this implies a gap theorem for self-shrinkers in arbitrary codimension.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2012-02-03 Huai-Dong Cao , Haizhong Li

This study employs molecular dynamics simulations to investigate droplet dynamics when a stationary droplet on a solid surface is struck by another droplet of similar size from above. The focus is on the jumping behavior of the merged…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2026-03-25 Ertiza Hossain Shopnil , Jahid Emon , Md Nadeem Azad , AKM Monjur Morshed

We study viscous fingering during drainage experiments in linear Hele-Shaw cells filled with a random porous medium. The central zone of the cell is found to be statistically more occupied than the average, and to have a lateral width of…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-11-11 Renaud Toussaint , Grunde Løvoll , Yves Méheust , Knut Jørgen Måløy , Jean Schmittbuhl

We study the conformation and scaling properties of a self-avoiding fluid membrane, subject to an osmotic pressure $p$, by means of Monte Carlo simulations. Using finite size scaling methods in combination with a histogram reweighting…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-22 B. Dammann , H. C. Fogedby , J. H. Ipsen , C. Jeppesen

The application of an external field often renders empirical criteria for identifying liquid-gas phase transitions ambiguous. Here, we demonstrate that the finite-size scaling of the density profile provides a definitive criterion to…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2025-10-28 Chong Zha , Yanshuang Chen , Cheng-Ran Du , Peng Tan , Yuliang Jin

Supercooled liquids are characterized by relaxation times that increase dramatically by cooling or compression. Many liquids have been shown to obey power-law density scaling, according to which the relaxation time is a function of density…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2012-12-19 Lasse Bøhling , Trond S. Ingebrigtsen , A. Grzybowski , M. Paluch , Jeppe C. Dyre , Thomas B. Schrøder

In the selective withdrawal experiment fluid is withdrawn through a tube with its tip suspended a distance S above an unperturbed two-fluid interface. At low withdrawal rates, Q, the interface forms a steady state hump and only the upper…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2009-11-07 Itai Cohen , Sidney R. Nagel