Publication Date:
2018-05-11
Description:
Author(s): Chun-Shang Wong, J. Goree, and Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan We investigate the fluctuating motion of an aerosol particle falling in air. Using a Millikan-like setup, we tracked a 1- μ m sphere falling at its terminal velocity. We observe occurrences of particles undergoing upward displacements against the force of gravity, so that negative work is done briefly... [Phys. Rev. E 97, 050601(R)] Published Thu May 10, 2018
Keywords:
Colloids, Complex Fluids, and Active Matter
Print ISSN:
1539-3755
Electronic ISSN:
1550-2376
Topics:
Physics