Simulation of mixtures with four separate phases (VIDEO)
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Princeton researchers have developed a new way to examine, predict and engineer interactions between multiple liquid phases. The method uses graph theory to track which phases contact each other. In these simulations, four phases are indicated by colored dots; lines show which phases are touching. Time is indicated in arbitrary units. Governed by the phases' relative volumes and surface energies, small droplets morph into larger droplets over time.
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Video by Sheng Mao et al.; GIF by Bumper DeJesus
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