May 18 – 22, 2026
Institut Henri Poincaré
Europe/Paris timezone

Rythmic patterns: dunes, ripples & more

May 20, 2026, 2:20 PM
30m
Amphithéâtre Hermite (Institut Henri Poincaré)

Amphithéâtre Hermite

Institut Henri Poincaré

11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie 75005 Paris

Speaker

Bruno Andreotti (LPENS)

Description

Abstract: Periodic patterns spontaneously emerge due to sublimation, erosion/deposition and sediment transport, dissolution, or—when it comes to waves—mechanical deformation of an interface. Starting with sand ripples and dunes, I will thoroughly discuss the various aspects of how these patterns form: linear instability vs pattern coarsening; laminar vs turbulent flow; mixing vs normal stress vs shear stress instability.

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