Two-frequency forcing of droplet rebounds on a liquid bath.

Sampara, Naresh; Gilet, Tristan · Phys Rev E · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Droplets can bounce indefinitely on a liquid bath vertically vibrated in a sinusoidal fashion. We here present experimental results that extend this observation to forcing signals composed of a combination of two commensurable frequencies. The Faraday and Goodridge thresholds are characterized. Then a number of vertical bouncing modes are reported, including walkers. The vertical motion can become chaotic, in which case the horizontal motion is an alternation of walk and stop.