Finger narrowing under local perturbations in the Saffman-Taylor problem
Finger narrowing under local perturbations in the Saffman-Taylor problem
We present an experimental study and a numerical simulation of the effect of time-independent, localized perturbations applied to the interface in the Saffman-Taylor fingering problem. When the perturbation is applied at a specific spot near the tip of the finger, the selection of the steady-state shape is drastically changed. In …