A first-principle mechanism for particulate aggregation and self-assembly in stratified fluids

Autor: Roberto Camassa, Daniel M. Harris, Robert Hunt, Zeliha Kilic, Richard M. McLaughlin
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13643-y
Popis: Aggregation of matter, common in stratified fluid systems, is essential to the carbon cycle and ocean ecology. Although the current understanding of aggregation involves only collision and adhesion, here Camassa et al. reveal a self-assembly phenomenon arising solely from diffusion-induced flows.
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