Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice
The combination of fast propagation speeds and highly localized nature has hindered the direct observation of the evolution of shock waves at the molecular scale. To address this limitation, an experimental system is designed by tuning a one-dimensional magnetic lattice to evolve benign waveforms in...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
American Physical Society (APS)
2021
|
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132783 |
| _version_ | 1811087818660773888 |
|---|---|
| author | Li, Jian Chockalingam, S Cohen, Tal |
| author2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| author_facet | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Li, Jian Chockalingam, S Cohen, Tal |
| author_sort | Li, Jian |
| collection | MIT |
| description | The combination of fast propagation speeds and highly localized nature has hindered the direct observation of the evolution of shock waves at the molecular scale. To address this limitation, an experimental system is designed by tuning a one-dimensional magnetic lattice to evolve benign waveforms into shock waves at observable spatial and temporal scales, thus serving as a "magnifying glass" to illuminate shock processes. An accompanying analysis confirms that the formation of strong shocks is fully captured. The exhibited lack of a steady state induced by indefinite expansion of a disordered transition zone points to the absence of local thermodynamic equilibrium and resurfaces lingering questions on the validity of continuum assumptions in the presence of strong shocks. |
| first_indexed | 2024-09-23T13:52:27Z |
| format | Article |
| id | mit-1721.1/132783 |
| institution | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-09-23T13:52:27Z |
| publishDate | 2021 |
| publisher | American Physical Society (APS) |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | mit-1721.1/1327832024-05-31T20:58:23Z Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice Li, Jian Chockalingam, S Cohen, Tal Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering The combination of fast propagation speeds and highly localized nature has hindered the direct observation of the evolution of shock waves at the molecular scale. To address this limitation, an experimental system is designed by tuning a one-dimensional magnetic lattice to evolve benign waveforms into shock waves at observable spatial and temporal scales, thus serving as a "magnifying glass" to illuminate shock processes. An accompanying analysis confirms that the formation of strong shocks is fully captured. The exhibited lack of a steady state induced by indefinite expansion of a disordered transition zone points to the absence of local thermodynamic equilibrium and resurfaces lingering questions on the validity of continuum assumptions in the presence of strong shocks. 2021-10-07T15:39:35Z 2021-10-07T15:39:35Z 2021-07 2021-05 2021-10-06T16:09:37Z Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 1079-7114 0031-9007 https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132783 Li, Jian, Chockalingam, S and Cohen, Tal. 2021. "Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice." Physical Review Letters, 127 (1). en 10.1103/physrevlett.127.014302 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society (APS) APS |
| spellingShingle | Li, Jian Chockalingam, S Cohen, Tal Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice |
| title | Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice |
| title_full | Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice |
| title_fullStr | Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice |
| title_short | Observation of Ultraslow Shock Waves in a Tunable Magnetic Lattice |
| title_sort | observation of ultraslow shock waves in a tunable magnetic lattice |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/132783 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT lijian observationofultraslowshockwavesinatunablemagneticlattice AT chockalingams observationofultraslowshockwavesinatunablemagneticlattice AT cohental observationofultraslowshockwavesinatunablemagneticlattice |