"In ordinary Newtonian fluids (those that do not exhibit shear thickening or shear thinning) the wave patterns include ones with 1-fold symmetry (stripes), 2-fold symmetry (squares), 3-fold symmetry (hexagons) as well as higher orders of symmetry."
Above quote and image are taken from the nonlinear physics pages at University of Toronto. I'm going to a workshop this weekend for artists on physics and patterns, organised by Subtle Technologies. This stuff above with patterns in liquids is the realm of Wayne Tokaruk. Michael Rogers works with patterns in chemical reactions and Zeina Khan (see image below) is the master of segregation patterns in sand. These three are all studying with Stephen Morris, who will conduct the workshop. I'll no doubt have more to report later. Cool pictures, n'est-ce pas?
cool! If you can handle a large Windows Media file, watch this:
http://www.cse.psu.edu/~migdal/cornstarch.wmv
yawn...
oh yeah we saw that awesome cornstarch film yesterday. Tried to duplicate it in the lab, but the shaker wasn't quite powerful enough. Rob, you might like this little ice-spike quicktime. Also, Zeina's sand films.
You're a pointillist, Sal. (I get it and I like it!)
yawn...stretch...
Hey, who you calling a pointilist? (Just remember that whenever you point at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you.)
Yikes!!!! I take it back!!!!!!
Cool pictures indeed.
Patterns make the world go 'round.
I think.
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"In ordinary Newtonian fluids (those that do not exhibit shear thickening or shear thinning) the wave patterns include ones with 1-fold symmetry (stripes), 2-fold symmetry (squares), 3-fold symmetry (hexagons) as well as higher orders of symmetry."
Above quote and image are taken from the nonlinear physics pages at University of Toronto. I'm going to a workshop this weekend for artists on physics and patterns, organised by Subtle Technologies. This stuff above with patterns in liquids is the realm of Wayne Tokaruk. Michael Rogers works with patterns in chemical reactions and Zeina Khan (see image below) is the master of segregation patterns in sand. These three are all studying with Stephen Morris, who will conduct the workshop. I'll no doubt have more to report later. Cool pictures, n'est-ce pas?
- sally mckay 11-06-2004 12:50 am
cool! If you can handle a large Windows Media file, watch this:
http://www.cse.psu.edu/~migdal/cornstarch.wmv
- rob 11-06-2004 7:51 pm
yawn...
- anonymous (guest) 11-07-2004 2:22 am
oh yeah we saw that awesome cornstarch film yesterday. Tried to duplicate it in the lab, but the shaker wasn't quite powerful enough. Rob, you might like this little ice-spike quicktime. Also, Zeina's sand films.
- sally mckay 11-07-2004 5:25 pm
You're a pointillist, Sal. (I get it and I like it!)
- LM (guest) 11-07-2004 7:27 pm
yawn...stretch...
- anonymous (guest) 11-07-2004 8:48 pm
Hey, who you calling a pointilist? (Just remember that whenever you point at someone, three fingers are pointing back at you.)
- sally mckay 11-08-2004 3:20 am
Yikes!!!! I take it back!!!!!!
- LM (guest) 11-08-2004 4:06 am
Cool pictures indeed.
Patterns make the world go 'round.
I think.
- Tino (guest) 11-08-2004 11:14 pm