It is commonly believed that the flow of water or air with large Reynolds number can only have one turbulent state because of large fluctuations. Here, Huisman et al. disprove this theory in experiments by identifying the existence of multiple stable states in highly turbulent Taylor–Couette flow.
- Sander G. Huisman
- Roeland C.A. van der Veen
- Detlef Lohse
