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  • Gallery of Fluid Motion
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The way bubbles gallop

Jian H. Guan1, Saiful I. Tamim1, Connor W. Magoon1, Howard A. Stone2, and Pedro J. Sáenz1,*

  • *Contact author: saenz@unc.edu
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Phys. Rev. Fluids 10, 110507 – Published 20 November, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/fbdh-fnzv

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This paper is associated with a video winner of a 2024 American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) Gallery of Fluid Motion Award for work presented at the DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion. The original video is available online at the Gallery of Fluid Motion, https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2024.GFM.V2684816.

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 10, 110507– Published 20 November, 2025
  • Received 28 May 2025
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