Branched flow
Eric J. Heller, Ragnar Fleischmann, Tobias Kramer
Abstract
In many kinds of irregular media, propagating waves enter a beautiful and relatively neglected regime called branched flow. It affects sound, light, water, and matter waves over vastly different length scales.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsDiffractionDiffusionRealization (probability)Momentum (technical analysis)Flow (mathematics)WavelengthImperfectRefractionLimit (mathematics)Statistical physicsLength scaleTheoretical physicsClassical mechanicsOpticsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsMechanicsMathematical analysisPhilosophyFinanceEconomicsLinguisticsStatisticsRandom lasers and scattering mediaNonlinear Photonic SystemsOrbital Angular Momentum in Optics