Stability of self-similar solutions for van der Waals driven thin film rupture

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 2443-2445

  Witelski, Thomas P ^a   Bernoff, Andrew J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0000411594     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: 10897666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870138     Document Type: Letter

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