Pilot-wave dynamics in a harmonic potential: Quantization and stability of circular orbits

M. Labousse, A. U. Oza, S. Perrard, and J. W. M. Bush
Phys. Rev. E 93, 033122 – Published 23 March 2016

Abstract

We present the results of a theoretical investigation of the dynamics of a droplet walking on a vibrating fluid bath under the influence of a harmonic potential. The walking droplet's horizontal motion is described by an integro-differential trajectory equation, which is found to admit steady orbital solutions. Predictions for the dependence of the orbital radius and frequency on the strength of the radial harmonic force field agree favorably with experimental data. The orbital quantization is rationalized through an analysis of the orbital solutions. The predicted dependence of the orbital stability on system parameters is compared with experimental data and the limitations of the model are discussed.

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  • Received 30 November 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.93.033122

©2016 American Physical Society

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Fluid Dynamics

Authors & Affiliations

M. Labousse1,2,*, A. U. Oza3, S. Perrard2,†, and J. W. M. Bush4,‡

  • 1Institut Langevin, ESPCI Paristech, CNRS, UMR No. 7587, PSL Research University, Université Pierre and Marie Curie, 1 Rue Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France, EU
  • 2Laboratoire Matière et Systèmes Complexes, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, UMR No. 7057, 10 Rue A. Domon and L. Duquet, 75013 Paris, France, EU
  • 3Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, New York 10012, USA
  • 4Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA

  • *Present address: Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS, UMR No. 7162, 10 Rue A. Domon and L. Duquet, 75013 Paris, France, EU.
  • Present address: Department of Physics and James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, 929 E 57th St, IL 60637, USA.
  • bush@math.mit.edu

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Vol. 93, Iss. 3 — March 2016

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