Elastic Alfven waves in elastic turbulence

An analog of Alfven waves in plasma with velocity set by magnetic tension has been predicted to appear in elastic turbulence. Here the authors observe elastic Alfven waves in elastic turbulence of polymer solution flow between two obstacles where the velocity is defined by elastic stress.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Atul Varshney, Victor Steinberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08551-0