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    A capillary wave is a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid, whose dynamics and phase velocity are dominated by the effects of surface tension...
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    Shorter waves are also affected by surface tension and are called gravity–capillary waves and (if hardly influenced by gravity) capillary waves. Alternatively...
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    Capillary action (sometimes called capillarity, capillary motion, capillary rise, capillary effect, or wicking) is the process of a liquid flowing in...
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  • Thermal motion is able to produce capillary waves at the molecular scale. At this scale, gravity and hydrodynamics can be neglected, and only the surface...
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  • gravity waves in deeper water have a larger phase speed than in shallower water. In contrast with the behavior of gravity waves, capillary waves (i.e. only...
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    gravity-capillary waves can (in deep water) be approximated by c gravity-capillary = g λ 2 π + 2 π S ρ λ {\displaystyle c_{\text{gravity-capillary}}={\sqrt...
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    electromagnetic wave propagation Microwave, a form of electromagnetic radiation Airy wave theory, in fluid dynamics Capillary wave, in fluid dynamics Cnoidal wave, in...
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  • capillary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A capillary is a small blood vessel or any small diameter tube. Capillary may also refer to: Capillary length...
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  • This is a list of wave topics. Contents:  Top 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z...
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    tank. Capillary wave PSSC Physics – pioneering secondary-school physics textbook which made extensive use of ripple tanks to illustrate waves Shallow...
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  • theory for waves in shallow water. Capillary wave – surface waves under the action of surface tension Cnoidal wave – nonlinear periodic waves in shallow...
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    Group velocity (category Wave mechanics)
    pattern of waves with a quiescent center appears in the water, also known as a capillary wave. The expanding ring of waves is the wave group or wave packet...
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    guideline. Agnes Pockels—early surface sciences researcher Anti-fog Capillary wave—short waves on a water surface, governed by surface tension and inertia Cheerio...
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    breaking wave plays a part in crest deformation and destabilization. The same theory expands on this, stating that the valleys of the capillary waves create...
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    ripple marks on Cambrian tidal flat at Blackberry Hill, Wisconsin. Capillary wave Giant current ripples Hertha Ayrton - pioneer in description of how...
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  • Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ripple may refer to: Capillary wave, commonly known as ripple, a wave traveling along the phase boundary of a fluid Ripple...
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    and relates to animal locomotion on the surface layer of water. If capillary waves are assumed to generate the momentum transfer to the water, the animal's...
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    capillary waves of permanent form, and for infinite fluid depth, was obtained by Crapper in 1957. Note that these capillary waves – being short waves...
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    surface-feeding fish detect are known more technically as capillary waves. Capillary waves are generated by movement of an object at the surface of the...
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    water disturbs the surface, it creates a capillary wave. If the return jets are positioned correctly, this wave creates a circular motion within the surface...
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    can be divided into three categories: liquid sheet breakup, jets and capillary waves. Spray nozzles are of great importance for many applications, where...
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    water disturbs the surface, it creates a capillary wave. If the return jets are positioned correctly, this wave creates a circular motion within the surface...
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    external perturbation, a standing capillary wave can form at the liquid–air interface. If the amplitude of the capillary wave is greater than the height of...
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  • common names for NGC 6334 Cat's paw (wave), in Earth sciences, a pattern of shallow ripples (capillary waves) on the surface of water Cat's paw (knot)...
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  • flowing down walls. The instability is characterised by the formation of capillary waves on the free surface of the film. The instability is named after Pyotr...
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    discovery of the surface plasmon polariton (SPP), a particular electromagnetic wave excited at metal surfaces. In 1903 he developed a filter, Wood's glass, that...
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    propel the animal forwards (note that some momentum is transferred by capillary waves; see Denny's paradox for a more detailed discussion.) To pass from...
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    1887, Augustus Waller invented an ECG machine consisting of a Lippmann capillary electrometer fixed to a projector. The trace from the heartbeat was projected...
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    acting upon the nozzle tip that create capillary waves in a liquid film. Once the amplitude of the capillary waves reaches a critical height (due to the...
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  • plasma Capacitor analogy Capillary action Capillary length Capillary number Capillary pressure Capillary surface Capillary wave Capture orbit Carbon-13...
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