Colloquium (Paul Milewski, Bath)

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Colloquium (Paul Milewski, Bath)

November 6, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC+0

Title: The Complex Dynamics of Faraday Pilot Waves: A Hydrodynamic Quantum Analogue 
Abstract: Faraday pilot waves are a newly discovered hydrodynamic structure that consists a bouncing droplet which creates, and is propelled by, a Faraday surface wave. These pilot waves can behave in extremely complex ways exhibiting a classical form of wave-particle duality, and result in dynamics mimicking quantum mechanics, including multiple quantisation, probabilistic particle distributions reminiscent of QM, diffraction and tunnelling. I will show some of this fascinating behaviour and will develop a surface wave-droplet fluid model that captures many of the features observed, and focus on rationalising the emergence of the statistics of complex states.

Organizers

Raphael Stuhlmeier
Matthew Craven

Venue

PSQ Plymouth LT
Portland Square Building, University of Plymouth
Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA United Kingdom
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