Nature Communications (Jul 2018)

Hyperuniformity with no fine tuning in sheared sedimenting suspensions

  • Jikai Wang,
  • J. M. Schwarz,
  • Joseph D. Paulsen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05195-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Suspensions appear in a wide range of industrial settings, and dispersing particles in a uniform manner throughout a fluid remains challenging for applications. Wang et al. obtain hyperuniform mixtures without fine tuning by harnessing self-organized criticality due to slow sedimentation and shear.