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  "abstract": "We introduce a method for controlling the lateral motion of droplets bouncing on a vibrated liquid bath by superimposing a small periodic rocking motion onto the conventional vertical forcing. We show experimentally that the lateral velocity varies linearly with the rocking amplitude $α$ and sinusoidally with its phase $ϕ$ relative to the vertical forcing, while the response depends strongly on the droplet's vertical bouncing mode. A time-averaged model of a harmonic bouncer yields a time-averaged lateral force $\\overline{F}_x=mgα\\sin(Φ_b+ϕ)$, where $Φ_b$ is the droplet impact phase. Periodic rocking thus provides a simple, programmable means of exerting lateral forces on bouncing droplets, enabling controlled manipulation of passive and active droplets in pilot-wave hydrodynamics.",
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      "name": "Zahra Shamsi"
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      "name": "Johnathan Hoggarth"
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    {
      "name": "Bauyrzhan K. Primkulov"
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  "published": "2026-10-07",
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  "title": "Phase-controlled lateral forcing of droplets on a vibrating bath",
  "title_text": "Phase-controlled lateral forcing of droplets on a vibrating bath",
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