Finger rafting: a generic instability of floating elastic sheets.

Colliding ice floes are often observed to form a series of interlocking fingers. We show that this striking phenomenon is not a result of some peculiar property of ice but rather a general and robust mechanical phenomenon reproducible in the laboratory with other floating materials. We determine the...

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Opis bibliograficzny
Główni autorzy: Vella, D, Wettlaufer, J
Format: Journal article
Język:English
Wydane: 2007