Nonlinear Dynamics of a Single Ferrofluid-Peak in an Oscillating Magnetic Field

Details Nonlinear Dynamics of a Single Ferrofluid-Peak in an Oscillating Magnetic Field Nonlinear Dynamics of a Single Ferrofluid-Peak in an Oscillating Magnetic Field

1997-03-07

arxiv.org/abs/patt-sol/9703003v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Pattern Formation and Solitons

13 pages, 12 Postscript figures, LaTeX, uses elsart.sty, to be published in Physica D

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0167-2789(97)80019-X

If a magnetic field normal to the surface of a magnetic fluid is increased beyond a critical value a spontaneous deformation of the surface arises (normal field instability). The instability is subcritical and leads to peaks of a characteristic shape. We investigate the neighborhood of this instability experimentally under the influence of a temporal modulation of the magnetic field. We use a small vessel, where only one peak arises. The modulation can either be stabilizing or destabilizing, depending on the frequency and amplitude. We observe a cascade of odd-numbered response-periods up to period 11, and also a domain of even-numbered periods. We propose a minimal model involving a cutoff-condition which captures the essence of the experimental observations. PACS: 47.20.-k, 47.20.Ky, 75.50.Mm Keywords: magnetic fluid; nonlinear oscillator; subharmonic response; surface instability;

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