Search Results - "Wettlaufer, S"

Roughness as a Route to the Ultimate Regime of Thermal Convection by Toppaladoddi, Srikanth, Succi, Sauro, Wettlaufer, John S

“…We use highly resolved numerical simulations to study turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection in a cell with sinusoidally rough upper and lower surfaces in two…”
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Absence of Evidence for the Ultimate Regime in Two-Dimensional Rayleigh-Bénard Convection by Doering, C R, Toppaladoddi, S, Wettlaufer, J S

“…Owing to technological advances, the number of exoplanets discovered has risen dramatically in the last few years. However, when trying to observe Earth…”
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Stiffening solids with liquid inclusions by Style, Robert W., Boltyanskiy, Rostislav, Allen, Benjamin, Jensen, Katharine E., Foote, Henry P., Wettlaufer, John S., Dufresne, Eric R.

“…From bone and wood to concrete and carbon fibre, composites are ubiquitous natural and synthetic materials. Eshelby’s inclusion theory describes how…”
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Intrinsic Pink-Noise Multidecadal Global Climate Dynamics Mode by Moon, Woosok, Agarwal, Sahil, Wettlaufer, J S

“…Understanding multidecadal variability is an essential goal of climate dynamics. For example, the recent phenomenon referred to as the "global warming hiatus"…”
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Universal deformation of soft substrates near a contact line and the direct measurement of solid surface stresses by Style, Robert W, Boltyanskiy, Rostislav, Che, Yonglu, Wettlaufer, J S, Wilen, Larry A, Dufresne, Eric R

“…Droplets deform soft substrates near their contact lines. Using confocal microscopy, we measure the deformation of silicone gel substrates due to glycerol and…”
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Theory of the Sea Ice Thickness Distribution by Toppaladoddi, Srikanth, Wettlaufer, J S

“…We use concepts from statistical physics to transform the original evolution equation for the sea ice thickness distribution g(h) from Thorndike et al. into a…”
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Minimal Data Fidelity for Stellar Feature and Companion Detection by Agarwal, Sahil, Wettlaufer, J. S.

“…Abstract Technological advances in instrumentation have led to an exponential increase in exoplanet detection and scrutiny of stellar features such as spots…”
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Nonlinear threshold behavior during the loss of Arctic sea ice by Eisenman, I, Wettlaufer, J.S

“…In light of the rapid recent retreat of Arctic sea ice, a number of studies have discussed the possibility of a critical threshold (or "tipping point") beyond…”
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A unified nonlinear stochastic time series analysis for climate science by Moon, Woosok, Wettlaufer, John S.

“…Earth’s orbit and axial tilt imprint a strong seasonal cycle on climatological data. Climate variability is typically viewed in terms of fluctuations in the…”
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Patterning droplets with durotaxis by Style, Robert W., Che, Yonglu, Park, Su Ji, Weon, Byung Mook, Je, Jung Ho, Hyland, Callen, German, Guy K., Power, Michael P., Wilen, Larry A., Wettlaufer, John S., Dufresne, Eric R.

“…Numerous cell types have shown a remarkable ability to detect and move along gradients in stiffness of an underlying substrate—a process known as durotaxis…”
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Surface phase transitions in ice: from fundamental interactions to applications by Wettlaufer, J S

“…Interfaces divide all phases of matter and yet in most practical settings it is tempting to ignore their energies and the associated implications. There are…”
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On the interpretation of Stratonovich calculus by Moon, W, Wettlaufer, J S

“…The Itô-Stratonovich dilemma is revisited from the perspective of the interpretation of Stratonovich calculus using shot noise. Over the long time scales of…”
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Tailoring boundary geometry to optimize heat transport in turbulent convection by Toppaladoddi, Srikanth, Succi, Sauro, Wettlaufer, John S.

“…By tailoring the geometry of the upper boundary in turbulent Rayleigh-Bénard convection we manipulate the boundary layer-interior flow interaction, and examine…”
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Fluid-Driven Deformation of a Soft Granular Material by MacMinn, Christopher W., Dufresne, Eric R., Wettlaufer, John S.

“…Compressing a porous, fluid-filled material drives the interstitial fluid out of the pore space, as when squeezing water out of a kitchen sponge. Inversely,…”
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Fluctuations in Arctic sea-ice extent: comparing observations and climate models by Agarwal, Sahil, Wettlaufer, John S.

“…The fluctuation statistics of the observed sea-ice extent during the satellite era are compared with model output from CMIP5 models using a multifractal time…”
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Editorial: Climate Science: An Invitation for Physicists by Wettlaufer, J S

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Statistical Mechanics and the Climatology of the Arctic Sea Ice Thickness Distribution by Toppaladoddi, Srikanth, Wettlaufer, J. S.

“…We study the seasonal changes in the thickness distribution of Arctic sea ice, g ( h ), under climate forcing. Our analytical and numerical approach is based…”
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Analytical Survival Analysis of the Ornstein–Uhlenbeck Process by Giorgini, L. T., Moon, W., Wettlaufer, J. S.

“…We use asymptotic methods from the theory of differential equations to obtain an analytical expression for the survival probability of an Ornstein–Uhlenbeck…”
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New insights into ice growth and melting modifications by antifreeze proteins by Bar-Dolev, Maya, Celik, Yeliz, Wettlaufer, J. S., Davies, Peter L., Braslavsky, Ido

“…Antifreeze proteins (AFPs) evolved in many organisms, allowing them to survive in cold climates by controlling ice crystal growth. The specific interactions of…”
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Premelting dynamics by WETTLAUFER, J. S, WORSTER, M. Grae

“…When the free surfaces of most solids approach their bulk melting temperatures from below, the molecular structure of the material gives way to a disordered…”
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