Recreation of Berry’s travelling waves

As waves travel past the vortex, they distort and form pitchfork-like patterns, that are localized around the central vortex. When the direction of the waves is changed (arrow direction), the distortion pattern is mirrored. The top two sections show simulated patterns while the bottom two sections show the patterns seen in the experiments.

Date:

20 April 2026

Creator:

danielle-ellenby1

Credit:

Singh et. al., (2026) Commun. Phys.

Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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