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# Simple lecture demonstrations of instability and self-organization

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Department of Physics, Korolenko Glazov State Pedagogical Institute, ul. Pervomaiskaya 25, Glazov, 427600, Russian Federation

A dielectric liquid layer which has an electric field created inside it is proposed as a means for demonstrating the phenomenon of self-organization. The field is produced by distributed charge transferred by a corona discharge from the tip to the liquid surface. The theory of the phenomenon is presented. An analogy with the Rayleigh—Taylor instability is drawn and a comparison with the Benard instability is given. The practicality of the method for scientific and humanitarian audiences is examined.

 BibTexBibNote ® (generic) BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks TY JOUR TI Simple lecture demonstrations of instability and self-organization AU Mayer, V. V. AU Varaksina, E. I. AU Saranin, V. A. PB Physics-Uspekhi PY 2014 JO Physics-Uspekhi JF Physics-Uspekhi JA Phys. Usp. VL 57 IS 11 SP 1130-1135 UR https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2014/11/f/ ER https://doi.org/10.3367/UFNe.0184.201411g.1249