Abstract:
A dielectric liquid layer with an electric field created inside it is proposed as a means for demonstrating the phenomenon of self-organization. The field is produced by the distributed charge transferred by a corona discharge from the tip to the liquid surface. The theory of the phenomenon is presented. An analogy with the Rayleigh – Taylor instability is drawn and a comparison with the Benard instability is given. The practicality of the method for both natural sciences and the humanities is discussed.
Citation:
V. V. Mayer, E. I. Varaksina, V. A. Saranin, “Simple lecture demonstrations of instability and self-organization”, UFN, 184:11 (2014), 1249–1254; Phys. Usp., 57:11 (2014), 1130–1135