Bellon, L.; Gibert, M.; Hernández, R. - In: The European Physical Journal B - Condensed Matter and … 55 (2007) 1, pp. 101-107
We study thermal convection in a colloidal glass of Laponite in formation. Low concentration preparation are submitted to destabilizing vertical temperature gradient, and present a gradual transition from a turbulent convective state to a steady conductive state as their viscosity increases. The...