Simulations of walking droplets in a harmonic potential

ORAL

Abstract

We present the results of a theoretical investigation of the dynamics of droplets walking on the surface of a vibrating bath while subjected to a radial spring force. This system was first explored by Perrard et al. (2014) and Labousse et al. (in preparation), who reported a number of orbital states characterized by a double quantization, in mean radius and angular momentum. Particular attention is given here to characterizing the dependence of the system behavior, specifically the quantization, on the vibrational forcing and the spring force. A number of new exotic orbital states are identified.

*Thanks to the NSF

Authors

  • Kristin Dettmers

    • MIT
  • Daniel Harris

    • UNC
    • UNC, Chapel Hill
  • Anand Oza

    • Courant Institute - NYU
    • Courant Institute, NYU
    • New York University, Courant Institute
    • Courant Institute
  • Rodolfo Rosales

    • MIT
  • John Bush

    • MIT
    • MIT, Department of Mathematics