A simple model for Faraday waves

被引:16
作者
Bechhoefer, J [1 ]
Johnson, B [1 ]
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[1] WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIV,DEPT PHYS,BELLINGHAM,WA 98225
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10.1119/1.18412
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G40 [教育学];
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040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
We show that the linear-stability analysis of the birth of Faraday waves on the surface of a fluid is simplified considerably when the fluid container is driven by a triangle wave form rather than by a sine wave. The calculation is simple enough to use in an undergraduate course on fluid dynamics or nonlinear dynamics. It is also an attractive starting point for a nonlinear analysis. (C) 1996 American Association of Physics Teachers.
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页码:1482 / 1487
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