Nonlinear Theory of Void Formation in Colloidal Plasmas
- 18 February 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 90 (7) , 075001
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.90.075001
Abstract
A nonlinear time-dependent model for void formation in colloidal plasmas is proposed. For experimentally relevant initial conditions, the model describes the nonlinear evolution of a zero-frequency linear instability that grows rapidly in the nonlinear regime and subsequently saturates to form a void. A number of features of the model are consistent with experimental observations under laboratory and microgravity conditions.Keywords
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