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PHYSICAL REVIEW E
Volume 74, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.042501
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We study the behavior of two spheres that settle along their line of center in a yield stress fluid that ages: a Laponite suspension. In such a fluid, the fluid flow behind a falling single particle can either exhibit a negative wake, i.e., an upward motion, or not, according to the stress exerted by the particle on the fluid. We show that, if their initial separation distance is smaller than 15 radii, two identical particles cluster whatever the wake's structure. In addition, in the conditions within which a negative wake is observed, we evidence an unexpected lateral motion of the spheres.
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