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Area of Science:

  • Fluid dynamics
  • Nonlinear dynamics
  • Mathematical physics

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  • Self-similarity is observed in singular fluid dynamics, like drop breakup.
  • This phenomenon resembles critical phenomena in thermodynamic transitions.
  • Renormalization group (RG) theory explains critical phenomena but lacks a counterpart for fluid breakup.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To apply RG analysis to bubble breakup dynamics.
  • To investigate the universality of self-similar solutions in fluid dynamics.
  • To elucidate the physical origins of self-similarity in bubble breakup.

Main Methods:

  • Applied mathematical RG analysis for partial differential equations (PDEs) without noise terms.
  • Analyzed the bubble breakup process, involving a fluid drop in a more viscous fluid.
  • Investigated scale invariance and its role in generating self-similar solutions.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated that a wide class of nonlinear PDEs share a self-similar solution with a simple interfacial PDE.
  • Established the bubble-breakup universality class.
  • Showed that experimentally observed self-similar dynamics correspond to a stable RG fixed point.

Conclusions:

  • The study clarifies that scale transformation invariance underlies the emergence of self-similar solutions in bubble breakup.
  • This invariance can be acquired through repeated RG application.
  • Self-similarity and universality in hydrodynamics arise from the increasing importance of small-scale physics, mirroring critical phenomena.