capillary waves

The proposed material is a review of the results of the study of the dynamics of roll domains of parametrically excited waves on the surface of the liquid. The processes of establishing regular wave patterns and structures from heavy particles produced by a field of standing waves are discussed from the standpoint of nonlinear dynamics.

The work presents the results of experimental investigation of roller domains parametrically excited by the capillary waves. Domains rollers were oriented parallel to the different borders of the rectangular cell and perpendicular to each other. Found that depending on the initial and boundary conditions on the edges of the cell can emerge two-dimensional domains of different forms. The dynamics of the domain is determined by the movement of their fronts. A model is proposed to explain the observed phenomena, numerical calculations by which agree well with experiment.

The paper presents experimental studies on the formation of spiral structures of heavy particles by the field of parametrically excited standing spiral waves. Particles move under the influence of the average currents field generated near the bottom in a viscous liquid by standing waves. The formation of structures has a threshold character and depends on the intensity of the field of standing waves. Formation of multi-armed structures revealed.