2014 Mechanical experiments on thin threads in discotic liquid crystal are described. Thread resonance under oscillating electric field excitation allows the measurement of the surface tension. Buckling instabilities are observed under mechanical compression and also under magnetic field. All these effects, dominated by surface tension after plastic relaxation, are characteristic of the discoti...

We investigate fundamental nonlinear dynamics of ferrofluidic Taylor-Couette flow - flow confined be-tween two concentric independently rotating cylinders - consider small aspect ratio by solving the ferro-hydrodynamical equations, carrying out systematic bifurcation analysis. Without magnetic field, we find steady flow patterns, previously observed with a simple fluid, such as those containing...

A new flow enhancement system is developed for cohesive powders. It is based on the concept of multiple, point source, internal excitations. In this system, a mass of small permanent-magnetic particles are placed in the discharge zone of a hopper, and then an oscillating magnetic field is applied to excite these magnets. A screen is placed at the exit to keep the magnets within the hopper. The ...

In this paper we have studied the unsteady flow of an electrically conducting viscous, incompressible dusty fluid flowing between two oscillating plates. The fluid is acted upon by a constant magnetic field perpendicular to the plates. Exact velocities of fluid and dust particles are derived by using differential geometry techniques and Laplace transforms. AMS Mathematics Subject Classification...

In this article, we demonstrate how magnetic anisotropy of colloidal particles can give rise to unusual dynamics and controllable rearrangements under time-dependent fields. As an example, we study spherical particles with a radially off-centered net magnetic moment in an oscillating field. Based on complementary data from a numerical simulation of spheres with shifted dipole and experimental o...

Spin-exchange relaxation free alkali-metal magnetometers typically operate in the regime of high optical density, presenting challenges for simple and efficient optical pumping and detection. We describe a highsensitivity Rb magnetometer using a single elliptically polarized off-resonant laser beam. Circular component of the light creates relatively uniform spin polarization while the linear co...