Taylor-Couette flow, the flow between two coaxial co-or counter-rotating cylinders, is one of
the paradigmatic systems in the physics of fluids. The (dimensionless) control parameters …

This paper is an introductory review of the problem of front propagation into unstable states.
Our presentation is centered around the concept of the asymptotic linear spreading velocity …

We consider the notion of qualitative information and the practicalities of extracting it from
experimental data. Our approach, based on a theorem of Takens, draws on ideas from the …

Our flow-visualization and spectral studies of flow between concentric independently
rotating cylinders have revealed a surprisingly large variety of different flow states.(The …

This book describes the research that has been done on the problems of Benard convection-
as well as its modern offspring, the Rayleigh-Benard problem-and Taylor vortices. Benard …

The appearance of field and shear dependent changes of viscosity in ferrofluids opens
possibilities for future applications eg in dam** technologies. To enhance the effects, it is …

Intensity of galactic magnetic field is minute. it is measured in microgausses. However, the
field has a record scale measured in ki-loparsecs.(Unfortunately, the Guinness book does …

1. 1 A paradigm About one hundred years ago, Maurice Couette, a French physicist, de
signed an apparatus consisting of two coaxial cylinders, the space between the cylinders …

▪ Abstract This review summarizes recent experimental studies of instabilities in free-surface
flows driven by thermocapillarity. Two broad classes are considered, depending upon …

Highly organized vegetation patterns can be found in a number of landscapes around the
world. In recent years, several authors have investigated the processes underlying …