We analyze the coherent-structure interaction and the formation of bound states in active dispersive-dissipative nonlinear media using a viscous film coating a vertical fiber as a prototype. The coherent structures in this case are droplike pulses that dominate the evolution of the film. We study experimentally the interaction dynamics and show evidence for formation of bound states. A theoreti...

Plane Couette flow and pressure-driven pipe flow are two examples of flows where turbulence sets in while the laminar profile is still linearly stable. Experiments and numerical studies have shown that the transition has features compatible with the formation of a strange saddle rather than an attractor. In particular, the transition depends sensitively on initial conditions and the turbulent s...

Numerical and experimental studies of transitional pipe flow have shown the prevalence of coherent flow structures that are dominated by downstream vortices. They attract special attention because they contribute predominantly to the increase of the Reynolds stresses in turbulent flow. In the present study we introduce a convenient detector for these coherent states, calculate the fraction of t...

Using a flow chart representation of quantum optomechanical dynamics, we design coherent quantum-noise-cancellation schemes that can eliminate the backaction noise induced by radiation pressure at all frequencies and thus overcome the standard quantum limit of force sensing. The proposed schemes can be regarded as novel examples of coherent feedforward quantum control.

Solar f-mode properties were observed recently with high accuracy using high-resolution Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) data from SOHO (Duvall et al. 1998). According to these observations, linewidths increase with wavenumber k and the f-mode frequency ω is significantly lower than the frequency ω0 given by the simple dispersion relation ω2 0 = gk. This paper provides a possible explanation of t...

High-resolution data obtained by direct numerical simulation of turbulent boundary layers are analysed by means of orthogonal wavelets. The data, originally given on a Chebychev grid, are first interpolated onto an adapted dyadic grid. Then, they are decomposed using a wavelet basis, which accounts for the anisotropy of the flow by using different scales in the wall-normal direction and in the ...

Flow cytometry is an ever-advancing high-throughput multivariate analysis tool that natively provides size and morphological information. To obtain molecular information, however, typically requires the addition of fluorophores, which are limited by spectral overlap, nonspecific binding, available conjugation chemistries, and cellular toxicity. A complementary or alternative, label-free approac...