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To explore how miscible milimetric water lenses can mimic gravitational interactions seen in galaxies.

March 26, 2026PNAS Nexus0 citationsOpen Access

Liquid Lenses on Soap Film Create Gravitational Analogues with Orbital Dynamics

Orbiting, colliding and merging liquid lenses on a soap film: Toward gravitational analogues

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Experimental platform demonstrates orbital motion and collisions in liquid lenses, indicating potential for studying gravitational interactions.

To explore how miscible milimetric water lenses can mimic gravitational interactions seen in galaxies.
Utilized miscible water lenses on a soap film to observe interactions.
Analyzed the orbital motion, collisions, and mergers of liquid lenses.
Developed a quantitative model for predicting lens shapes and trajectories.
Successfully demonstrated long-lived orbital motion of the lenses.
Observed collisions and mergers generating features like tidal arms and bridges.
Quantitative model accurately predicted the outcomes for both single and multiple lenses.

Martischang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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March 26, 2026PNAS Nexus0 citationsOpen Access

Orbiting, colliding and merging liquid lenses on a soap film: Toward gravitational analogues

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Experimental platform demonstrates orbital motion and collisions in liquid lenses, indicating potential for studying gravitational interactions.

To explore how miscible milimetric water lenses can mimic gravitational interactions seen in galaxies.
Utilized miscible water lenses on a soap film to observe interactions.
Analyzed the orbital motion, collisions, and mergers of liquid lenses.
Developed a quantitative model for predicting lens shapes and trajectories.
Successfully demonstrated long-lived orbital motion of the lenses.
Observed collisions and mergers generating features like tidal arms and bridges.
Quantitative model accurately predicted the outcomes for both single and multiple lenses.

Martischang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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