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¹Department of Physics, School of Sciences, Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.

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Colloidal particles in circular motion spontaneously form doublets due to hydrodynamic instability. System dynamics reveal oscillatory modes dependent on particle number, with increased angular velocity in larger groups.

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Area of Science:

Soft matter physics
Fluid dynamics
Colloidal science

Background:

Optically driven colloidal particles exhibit complex behaviors.
Hydrodynamic interactions significantly influence particle arrangements and motion.
Equally spaced configurations can be unstable, leading to emergent patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

To experimentally investigate the dynamics of optically driven colloidal particles on a circular path.
To analyze the spontaneous formation of doublet configurations and their effect on particle motion.
To understand the relationship between particle number, hydrodynamic interactions, and emergent dynamic modes.

Main Methods:

Experimental manipulation of optically driven colloidal particles on a circular trajectory.
Varying the number of particles (N) to observe changes in configuration and motion.
Linear stability analysis to theoretically model the observed oscillatory modes.

Main Results:

Spontaneous formation of doublet configurations from an initially equally spaced arrangement due to hydrodynamic instability.
Observation of oscillatory and nonoscillatory angular differences between neighboring particles in small-N systems.
Identification of oscillatory modes whose number depends on the maximum possible doublets, with frequent mode switching at higher N.
Experimental confirmation of theoretical predictions for characteristic frequencies of slowest modes.
Enhanced mean angular velocity in large-N systems attributed to reduced effective viscosity.

Conclusions:

Hydrodynamic instability drives the self-organization of colloidal particles into specific configurations like doublets.
The number and behavior of oscillatory modes are governed by hydrodynamic coupling and particle number.
Theoretical analysis accurately predicts key dynamic frequencies, validating the model of hydrodynamically coupled particle motion.
Increased particle density leads to reduced effective viscosity, enhancing overall system rotation speed.