Publications
Journal articles
[63]
Multiscale stress dynamics in sheared liquid foams revealed by tomo-rheoscopy
F. Schott, B. Dollet, S. Santucci, C. M. Schlepütz, C. Claudet, S. Gstöhl, C. Raufaste and R. Mokso, Nat Commun. 16, 9210 (2025).
[62]
FoamQuant: a Python package for time-resolved 3D image quantification of cellular materials
F. Schott, B. Dollet, S. Santucci, C. Raufaste and R. Mokso, J. Synchrotron Rad. 32, 1370 (2025).
[61]
Flowing menisci: coupled dynamics and liquid exchange with soap films
A. Vigna-Brummer, A. Monier, I. Cantat, C. Brouzet and C. Raufaste, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 094001 (2025).
[60]
Undulatory underwater swimming: linking vortex dynamics, thrust and wake structure with a biorobotic fish
C. Brouzet, C. Raufaste and M. Argentina, J. Fluid Mech. 1015, A53 (2025).
[59]
Physique et lancer
F. Celestini, and C. Raufaste, Reflets phys. 80, 7--11 (2025).
Invited review (in French), written for a special issue on the physics of sport in the journal of the French Physical Society.
[58]
Optimum control strategies for maximum thrust production in underwater undulatory swimming
L. Fu, S. Israilov, J. Sánchez-Rodríguez, C. Brouzet, G. Allibert, C. Raufaste, and M. Argentina, Phys. Rev. Fluids 10, 043101 (2025).
The paper is listed as one of the editors' suggestions.
[57]
Friction-induced bubble edge curvature in flowing two-dimensional confined foams
C. Raufaste, L. Rose, S. Santucci and B. Dollet, Phys. Rev. Fluids 10, 023301 (2025).
[56]
Throwing of slender elastic projectiles
G. Giombini, F. Celestini and C. Raufaste, Phys. Rev. E 111, 015504 (2025).
The paper is featured as a Research Highlight in Nature magazine: How a wobbly arrow can achieve superpropulsion.
[55]
Self-similar and universal dynamics in drainage of mobile soap films
A. Monier, F.-X. Gauci, C. Claudet, F. Celestini, C. Brouzet and C. Raufaste, Phys. Rev. Fluids 9, 124001 (2024).
[54]
High-speed and infrared imaging of frost propagation on breath figures
D. Paulovics, C. Raufaste, T. Frisch, C. Claudet and F. Celestini, Phys. Rev. Fluids 9, 110507 (2024).
This paper is associated with a video winner of a 2023 American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) Milton van Dyke 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.2023.GFM.V0079.
[53]
Leidenfrost jets
D. Paulovics, T. Frisch, C. Raufaste and F. Celestini, Phys. Rev. Fluids 9, L112001 (2024).
The paper is listed as one of the editors' suggestions. It appears in the selection of Physical Review Fluids' Top Papers of 2024. It is featured in NewScientist: Jets of liquid bounce off hot surfaces without ever touching them.
[52]
Quantifying order in breath figure patterns through Voronoi entropy
D. Paulovics, E. Bormashenko, C. Raufaste and F. Celestini, Phys. Rev. E 110, 024302 (2024).
[51]
Scaling the tail beat frequency and swimming speed in underwater undulatory swimming
J. Sanchez-Rodriguez, C. Raufaste and M. Argentina , Nat Commun 14, 5569 (2023).
[50]
Impact of composite soft-rigid elastic projectiles: A numerical
study
C. D'Angelo, G. Giombini, F. Celestini and C. Raufaste , Phys.
Rev. E 108, 015001 (2023).
[49]
Three-dimensional liquid foam flow through a hopper resolved by
fast X-ray microtomography
F. Schott, B. Dollet, S. Santucci, C. Claudet, M. Argentina, C.
Raufaste and R. Mokso , Soft Matter 19, 1300--1311
(2023).
The paper is selected
for the Soft Matter cover, volume 19, issue 7, Feb. 2023
[48]
Reinforcement learning approach to control an inverted pendulum: A
general framework for educational purposes
S. Israilov, L. Fu, J. Sanchez-Rodriguez, F. Fusco, G. Allibert, C.
Raufaste and M. Argentina , PLOS ONE 18(2), e0280071
(2023).
[47]
Atomistic Description of Interdroplet Ice-Bridge Formation during
Condensation Frosting
S. Curiotto, D. Paulovics, C. Raufaste, F. Celestini, T. Frisch, F.
Leroy, F. Cheynis and P. Müller, Langmuir 39,
579--587 (2023).
[46]
Redistribution of translational kinetic energy: the surprises of
bounces
C. D'Angelo, L. Viennot, M. Argentina, F. Celestini and C. Raufaste,
Eur. J. Phys. 43, 065702 (2022).
[45] Collapse of a
hemicatenoid bounded by a solid wall: instability and dynamics
driven by surface Plateau border friction
C. Raufaste, S. Cox, R. E. Goldstein and A. I. Pesci, Soft
Matter 18, 4944--4952 (2022).
arXiv
[44]
Dynamics of Frost Propagation on Breath Figures
D. Paulovics, C. Raufaste, T. Frisch, C. Claudet and F. Celestini, Langmuir
38, 2972--2978 (2022).
[43] Use
of compliant actuators for throwing rigid projectiles
G. Giombini, J.Mathiesen, C. D'Angelo, M. Argentina, C. Raufaste and
F. Celestini, Phys. Rev. E 105, 025001 (2022).
[42]
Geometrical Evolution of Surfaces Dynamics of the Gaussian
Curvature of a Collapsing Soap Film
R. E. Goldstein, A. I. Pesci, C. Raufaste and J. D. Shemilt, Phys.
Rev. E 104, 035105 (2021).
[41]
Actuating water droplets on liquid infused surfaces: A rickshaw
for droplets
C. Raufaste, S. J. Cox and F. Celestini, Phys. Rev. Fluids.
6, 083603 (2021).
[40] Effect of
gravity on the orientation and detachment of cubic particles
adsorbed at soap film or liquid interfaces
I. T. Davies and C. Raufaste, Soft Matter 17,
6964--6971 (2021).
[39]
Proprioceptive mechanism for bioinspired fish swimming
J. Sanchez-Rodriguez, F. Celestini, C. Raufaste and M. Argentina, Phys.
Rev. Lett. 126, 234501 (2021).
The paper is listed as one of the editors' suggestions. It is
featured in Physics: Robo-Fish
Replicates Real Swimming Action and in Phys.org: A
proprioceptive mechanism to enable fish-like swimming in robots.
[38]
Impact dynamics of composite elastorigid projectiles onto solid
surfaces
C. D'Angelo, L. Viennot, M. Argentina, F. Celestini and C. Raufaste,
Phys. Rev. E 103, 053005 (2021).
[37]
Drag analysis with a self-propelled flexible swimmer
D. Gross, Y. Roux, C. Raufaste and M. Argentina, Phys. Rev.
Fluids 6, 053101 (2021).
[36]
Contact layer as a propelling advantage in throwing
F. Celestini, J. Mathiesen, M. Argentina and C. Raufaste, Phys.
Rev. Applied 14, 044026 (2020).
The paper is featured in Physics: Springy
Material Boosts Projectile Performance and in Le Monde: Du
gel pour transformer les solides en excellents sauteurs.
[35]
Quasi two-dimensional foam flow through and around a permeable
obstacle
N. Shmakova, T. Chevalier, A. Puisto, M. Alava, C. Raufaste and S.
Santucci, Phys. Rev. Fluids 5, 093301 (2020).
The paper has led to a book chapter in:
Médici, E.F., Otero, A.D. (eds) Album of Porous Media. Springer,
Cham (2023).
[34]
A minimal model of self propelled locomotion
J. Sanchez-Rodriguez, C. Raufaste and M. Argentina, J. Fluids
Struct. 125, 103071 (2020).
[33]
Stress-Induced Dinoflagellate Bioluminescence at the Single Cell
Level
M. Jalaal, N. Schramma, A. Dode, H. de Maleprade, C. Raufaste, R. E.
Goldstein, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 028102
(2020).
arXiv
The paper is listed as one of the editors' suggestions. It is
featured in Physics: Flashes
bright when squeezed tight: How single-celled organisms light up
the oceans and in Physics Today: Mechanically
stressed phytoplankton light up.
[32] Ferrofluid
Leidenfrost droplets
C. D'Angelo, C. Raufaste, P. Kuzhir, F. Celestini, Soft
Matter 15, 5945--5950 (2019).
e-print
[31]
Experimental characterization of droplet adhesion: the Ejection
Test Method (ETM) applied to surfaces with various hydrophobicity
G. Ramos Chagas, F. Celestini, C. Raufaste, A. Gaucher, D. Prim, S.
Amigoni, F. Guittard, T. Darmanin, J. Phys. Chem. A 122,
8693--8700 (2018).
e-print
[30] Study of the
thrust-drag balance with a swimming robotic fish
F. Gibouin, C. Raufaste, Y. Bouret, M. Argentina, Phys.
fluids 30, 091901 (2018).
e-print
[29]
Foam flows through a local constriction
T Chevalier, J. Koivisto, N. Shmakova, M. J. Alava, A Puisto., C.
Raufaste, S. Santucci, J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 925,
012025 (2017).
e-print
[28]
Melde's experiment on a vibrating liquid foam microchannel
A. Cohen, N. Fraysse, C. Raufaste, Phys. Rev.
Lett. 119, 238001 (2017).
e-print
The paper is featured in Physics with a Focus story written by
Michael Schirber: Liquid
String Vibrations.
[27]
Superpropulsion of droplets and soft elastic solids
C. Raufaste, G. Ramos Chagas, T. Darmanin, C. Claudet, F.
Guittard, F. Celestini, Phys. Rev. Lett. 119,
108001 (2017).
e-print
The paper is listed as one of the editors' suggestions from the Physical
Review Letters and is featured in Physics with a Focus story
written by Philip Ball: Superpropulsion
of liquid drops. Other highlights in Physics
World (IOP), Pour
la Science and Science
& vie.
[26]
Solitary-like waves in a liquid foam microchannel
Y. Bouret, A. Cohen, N. Fraysse, M. Argentina, C. Raufaste,
Phys. Rev. F 1, 043902 (2016).
e-print
[25]
Bubble dynamics inside an outgassing hydrogel confined in a
Hele-Shaw cell
F. Haudin, X. Noblin, Y. Bouret, M. Argentina, C. Raufaste,
Phys. Rev. E 94, 023109 (2016).
e-print
[24]
Reactive Leidenfrost droplets
C. Raufaste, Y. Bouret, F. Celestini, Europhys.
Lett. 114, 46005 (2016).
e-print
The paper is listed as one of the editors' choice
[23] Scale
selection in columnar jointing: insights from experiments on
cooling stearic acid and numerical simulations
A. Christensen, C. Raufaste, M. Misztal, F. Celestini, M.
Guidi, C. Ellegaard, J. Mathiesen, J. Geophys. Res. Solid
Earth 121, 1462--1482 (2016).
e-print
[22]
Three-dimensional foam flow resolved by fast X-ray tomographic
microscopy
C. Raufaste, B. Dollet, K. Mader, S. Santucci, R. Mokso,
Europhys. Lett. 111, 38004 (2015).
e-print
[21] Drop
coalescence and liquid flow in a single Plateau border
A. Cohen, N. Fraysse, C. Raufaste, Phys. Rev. E
91, 053008 (2015).
e-print
[20] Hole growth
dynamics in a two dimensional Leidenfrost droplet
C. Raufaste, F. Celestini, A. Barzyk, T. Frisch, Phys.
fluids 27, 031704 (2015).
e-print
[19]
One-dimensional capillary jumps
M. Argentina, A. Cohen, Y. Bouret, N. Fraysse, C. Raufaste,
J. Fluid Mech. 765, 1--16 (2015).
e-print
The
paper is selected for the J. Fluid Mech. cover, issue 765,
Feb. 2015
[18]
Rheology of aqueous foams
B. Dollet, C. Raufaste, C. R. Phys. 15,
731--747 (2014).
e-print
[17]
Inertial mass transport and capillary hydraulic jump in a liquid
foam microchannel
C. Cohen, N. Fraysse, J. Rajchenbach, M. Argentina, Y. Bouret, C.
Raufaste, Phys. Rev. Lett. 112,
218303 (2014).
e-print
The paper is listed as one of the editors' suggestions from the Physical
Review Letters and is highlighted by the Physics
Institute of the CNRS.
[16] Two
dimensional Leidenfrost droplets in a Hele-Shaw cell
F. Celestini, T. Frisch, A. Cohen, C. Raufaste, L. Duchemin,
Y. Pomeau, Phys. fluids 26, 032103 (2014).
e-print
The
paper is listed as one of the research highlights from Physics
of fluids
[15]
Deformation of a free interface pierced by a tilted cylinder:
variation of the contact angle
C. Raufaste, S. Cox, Coll. Surf. A 438,
126--131 (2013).
e-print
[14]
Quantitative 3D characterization of cellular materials:
Segmentation and morphology of foam
K. Mader, R. Mokso, C. Raufaste, B. Dollet, S. Santucci, J.
Lambert, M. Stampanoni, Coll. Surf. A 415,
230--238 (2012).
e-print
[13] Jet
impact on a soap film
G. Kirstetter, C. Raufaste, F. Celestini, Phys.
Rev. E 86, 036303 (2012).
e-print
The study has inspired the problem Jet and film of the
Young Physicists
Tournaments 2013.
[12]
Deformation of a free interface pierced by a tilted cylinder
C. Raufaste, G. Kirstetter, F. Celestini, S. J. Cox, Europhys.
Lett. 99, 24001 (2012).
e-print
[11] The
mechanism of porosity formation during solvent-mediated phase
transformations
C. Raufaste, B. Jamtveit, T. John, P. Meakin, D. K. Dysthe,
Proc. R. Soc. A 467, 1408--1426 (2011).
e-print
[10]
Understanding and predicting viscous, elastic, plastic flows
I. Cheddadi, P. Saramito, B. Dollet, C. Raufaste, F. Graner,
Eur. Phys. J. E 34, 1 (2011).
[9]
Morphological transitions in partially gas-fluidized granular
mixtures
A. Nermoen, C. Raufaste, S. D. deVilliers, E. Jettestuen, P.
Meakin, D. K. Dysthe, Phys. Rev. E 81, 061305
(2010).
[8]
Discrete rearranging disordered patterns: Prediction of elastic
and plastic behavior, and application to two-dimensional foams
C. Raufaste, S. J. Cox, P. Marmottant, F. Graner, Phys.
Rev. E 81, 031404 (2010).
e-print
[7] Dissipation in
quasi-two-dimensional flowing foams
C. Raufaste, A. Foulon, B. Dollet, Phys. fluids
21, 053102 (2009).
[6]
Numerical modelling of foam Couette flows
I. Cheddadi, P. Saramito, C. Raufaste, P. Marmottant, F.
Graner, Eur. Phys. J. E 27, 123-133 (2008).
[5]
Discrete rearranging disordered patterns, part II: 2D plasticity,
elasticity and flow of a foam
P. Marmottant, C. Raufaste, F. Graner, Eur. Phys.
J. E 25, 371-384 (2008).
e-print
[4]
Discrete rearranging disordered patterns, part I: Robust
statistical tools in two or three dimensions
F. Graner, B. Dollet, C. Raufaste, P. Marmottant, Eur.
Phys. J. E 25, 349-369 (2008).
e-print
[3] Yield
drag in a 2D foam flow around a circular obstacle: Effect of
liquid fraction
C. Raufaste, B. Dollet, S. J. Cox, Y. Jiang, F. Graner,
Eur. Phys. J. E 23, 217-228 (2007).
e-print
[2] 2D
flow of foam around obstacles: force measurements
B. Dollet, F. Elias, C. Quilliet, C. Raufaste, M. Aubouy, F.
Graner, Phys. Rev. E 71, 031403/1-11 (2005).
e-print
[1] Penetration of
negatively buoyant jet in a miscible liquid
P. Philippe, C. Raufaste, P. Kurowski, P. Petitjeans,
Phys. fluids 17(5), 601_1-601_10 (2005).
Phd Thesis
RHEOLOGIE ET IMAGERIE DES ECOULEMENTS 2D DE MOUSSE : approche
expérimentale, numérique et théorique
University of Grenoble, 2007 (32 MB).
Committee: S.J. Cox, I. Cantat, S. Cohen-Addad, A. Ammar, F. Graner.
HDR Thesis
Dynamique d'objets capillaires et écoulement aux interfaces libres
Université Côte d'Azur, 2017.
Committee: I. Cantat, C. Clanet, N. Vandewalle, F. Graner, M.
Argentina, E. Villermaux.