Publications


J. L. Rogers, W. Pesch, and M. F. Schatz, "Pattern formation in vertically oscillated convection, " Nonlinearity 16, C1-C10 (2003). ( PDF format.)


D. Semwogerere and M. F. Schatz, "Evolution of hexagonal patterns from controlled initial conditions in a Benard-Marangoni convection experiment ," Phys. Rev. Lett. 88, 054501 (2002). ( PDF format.)


M. Bennett, M. F. Schatz, H. Rockwood, and K. Wiesenfeld, "Huygens' clocks ," Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 458, 563-579 (2002). ( PDF format.)

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N. Israeli, D. Kandel, M. F. Schatz, and A. Zangwill, "Convective instability of strained layer step-flow, " Surface Science 494, L735-L740 (2001). ( PDF format.)


M. F. Schatz and G. P. Neitzel, "Experiments on thermocapillary instabilities, " Annu. Rev. Fluid Mech. 33, 93-127 (2001). ( PDF format.)


J. L. Rogers, M. F. Schatz, O. Brausch, and W. Pesch, "Superlattice patterns in vertically oscillated Rayleigh-Benard convection, " Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 4281-4284 (2000). ( PDF format.)


D. R. Howell, B. Buhrow, T. Heath, C. McKenna, W. Hwong, and M. F. Schatz "Measurements of surface-wave-damping in a container, " Phys. Fluids 12, 322-326 (2000). ( PDF format.)


J. L. Rogers, M. F. Schatz, J. L. Bougie, and J. B. Swift, "Rayleigh-Benard convection in a vertically oscillated fluid layer, " Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 87-90 (2000). ( PDF format.)


M. F. Schatz, S. J. VanHook, J. B. Swift, W. McCormick, and H. Swinney "Time-independent square patterns in surface-tension-driven Benard convection, " Phys. Fluids 11, 2577-2582 (1999). ( PDF format.)


S. J. VanHook, M. F. Schatz, J. B. Swift, W. D. McCormick, and H. L. Swinney "Long-wavelength surface-tension-driven B\'{e}nard convection: experiment and theory, " J. Fluid Mech. 345, 45 (1997). ( PDF format.)


S. J. VanHook and M. F. Schatz " Simple demonstrations of pattern formation, " The Physics Teacher 35, 391 (Cover article, Oct. 1997). ( PDF format.)


K. A. Muehlner, M. F. Schatz, V. Petrov, W. D. McCormick, J. B. Swift, and H. L. Swinney. " Observation of helical traveling-wave convection in a liquid bridge, " Phys. Fluids 9, 1850 (1997). ( PDF format.)


V. Petrov, M. F. Schatz, K. A. Muehlner, S. J. VanHook, W. D. McCormick, J. B. Swift, and H. L. Swinney " Nonlinear control of remote unstable states in a liquid bridge convection experiment, " Phys. Rev. Lett. 77, 3779 (1996). ( PDF format.)


S. J. VanHook, M. F. Schatz, J. B. Swift, W. D. McCormick, and H. L. Swinney, " Long-wavelength instability in surface-tension-driven B\'{e}nard convection, " Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 4397 (1995). ( PDF format.)


M. F. Schatz and K. Howden, " Purification of silicone oils for fluids experiments, " Experiments in Fluids 19, 359 (1995). ( PDF format.)


M. F. Schatz, D. Barkley, and H. L. Swinney. " Instability in a spatially periodic channel flow, " Phys. Fluids 7, 344 (1995). ( PDF format.)


M. F. Schatz, S. J. VanHook, J. B. Swift, W. D. McCormick, and H. L. Swinney " Onset of surface-tension-driven B\'{e}nard convection, " Phys. Rev. Lett. 75, 1938 (1995). ( PDF format.)


M. F. Schatz and H. L. Swinney " Secondary instability in plane channel flow with spatially periodic perturbations," Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 434 (1992). ( PDF format.)


M. F. Schatz, R. P. Tagg, H. L. Swinney, P. F. Fischer, and A. T. Patera " Supercritical transition in plane channel flow with spatially periodic perturbations, " Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 1579 (1991). ( PDF format.)