We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture

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We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture
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Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/we-know-simple-fluids-can-flow-turns-out-some-can-fracture-20260710/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48877668

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  • • Researchers found simple viscous liquids can fracture like solids when reaching a critical stress threshold.

  • • Viscosity, not elasticity, is the primary driver of this sudden snapping behavior.

  • • The phenomenon applies to common substances like water and oil under specific conditions.

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Classical fluid mechanics previously held that only complex, elastic fluids could fracture. This study proves that even simple liquids can undergo sharp breaks when stretched with sufficient force.

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We Know Simple Fluids Can Flow. Turns Out, Some Can Fracture. | Quanta Magazine

Researchers thought that what enabled complex fluids to break apart was their elasticity. But a crack in a nonelastic simple fluid has them questioning that idea.

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