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Hi PF!
I'm looking at a sessile drop of water in ambient air. The drop is plucked lightly, inducing surface oscillations. The fundamental frequencies ##\lambda_i## can be computed from spectral theory, and output complex values, say ##\lambda_1 = 2+7i##.
Now, I simulate the experiment via CFD and find that the numerical frequency is ##\lambda_{N1} = |2+7i| = \sqrt {53}##. Can anyone explain why the numerics output the magnitude of the fundamentals (eigenvalues)?
I'm looking at a sessile drop of water in ambient air. The drop is plucked lightly, inducing surface oscillations. The fundamental frequencies ##\lambda_i## can be computed from spectral theory, and output complex values, say ##\lambda_1 = 2+7i##.
Now, I simulate the experiment via CFD and find that the numerical frequency is ##\lambda_{N1} = |2+7i| = \sqrt {53}##. Can anyone explain why the numerics output the magnitude of the fundamentals (eigenvalues)?