Instruct: Identify the main and secondary category of Arxiv papers based on the titles and abstracts
Query: Quantitative Analysis of Shock Wave Dynamics in a Fluid of Light   We report on the formation of a dispersive shock wave in a nonlinear optical
medium. We monitor the evolution of the shock by tuning the incoming beam
power. The experimental observations for the position and intensity of the
solitonic edge of the shock, as well as the location of the nonlinear
oscillations are well described by recent developments of Whitham modulation
theory. Our work constitutes a detailed and accurate benchmark for this
approach. It opens exciting possibilities to engineer specific configurations
of optical shock wave for studying wave-mean flow interaction.

12
The categories of this paper are: nucl-th
1
The categories of this paper are: cs
11
The categories of this paper are: hep-lat
0
The categories of this paper are: hep-ph
24
The categories of this paper are: dg-ga
37
The categories of this paper are: supr-con
17
The categories of this paper are: q-fin
26
The categories of this paper are: bayes-an
10
The categories of this paper are: q-bio
20
The categories of this paper are: acc-phys
34
The categories of this paper are: chem-ph
7
The categories of this paper are: hep-th
25
The categories of this paper are: patt-sol
16
The categories of this paper are: stat
22
The categories of this paper are: chao-dyn
35
The categories of this paper are: mtrl-th