Pattern formation and dewetting in thin films of liquids showing complete macroscale wetting : from "pancakes"to "swiss cheese"

Based on the complete 3D numerical solutions of the nonlinear thin film equation, we address the problems of surface instability, dynamics, morphological diversity and evolution in unstable thin films of the liquids that display complete macroscale wetting. The twin constraints of complete macroscal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 20(2004), 23 vom: 09. Nov., Seite 10337-45
1. Verfasser: Sharma, Ashutosh (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Verma, Ruhi
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2004
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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