Self-similarity in electrohydrodynamics

Shirish M. Chitanvis

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 1986, vol. 137, issue 1, 271-281

Abstract: We prove that Maxwell's equations for a deformable medium and the hydrodynamic equations together admit a self-similar set of solutions, under the assumption of spherical symmetry. As an example, we use our self-similar equations to study the motion of vapor expelled by a water droplet which is being heated by an intense laser beam. In particular, we find that a halo is formed around the droplet.

Date: 1986
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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(86)90075-0

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