Similarity solutions for van der Waals rupture of a thin film on a solid substrate

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2454-2462

  Zhang, Wendy W ^a   Lister, John R ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000079826     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870110     Document Type: Article

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