Universal morphologies of fluid interfaces deformed by the radiation   pressure of acoustic or electromagnetic waves
  We unveil the generation of universal morphologies of fluid interfaces by radiation pressure whatever is the nature of the wave, acoustic or optical. Experimental observations reveal interface deformations endowed with step-like features that are shown to result from the interplay between the wave propagation and the shape of the interface. The results are supported by numerical simulations and a quantitative interpretation based on the waveguiding properties of the field is provided. 
Nicolas Bertin (LOMA), Hamza Chraibi (LOMA), R\'egis Wunenburger   (LOMA, IJLRA), Jean-Pierre Delville (LOMA), Etienne Brass...
cond-mat.soft physics.class-ph physics.flu-dyn physics.optics