The development of transient fingering patterns during the spreading of surfactant coated films

DOI10.1063/1.870185zbMath1149.76474OpenAlexW1996465851MaRDI QIDQ3543906

Sandra M. Troian, Omar K. Matar

Publication date: 5 December 2008

Published in: Physics of Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/4949/

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fluid mechanics (76-XX)

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