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Parametric stabilization of the Rosensweig instability

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We report an experimental study of the inhibition of the instability generated by a magnetic field applied perpendicularly to the surface of a magnetic fluid (the Rosensweig instability), by vertical vibrations of the fluid container. Our measurements are in quantitative agreement with a simple analytical model using the theory of Mathieu functions.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique Statistique, École Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75231, Paris Cedex 05, France

    F. Pétrélis, É. Falcon & S. Fauve

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Received 29 November 1999

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Pétrélis, F., Falcon, É. & Fauve, S. Parametric stabilization of the Rosensweig instability. Eur. Phys. J. B 15, 3–6 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510051092

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