Can repulsive forces lead to stable patterns in thin liquid films?

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1194-1196

  Erneux, Thomas ^a   Gallez, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 0001110651     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.869180     Document Type: Article

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