A third-order differential equation arising in thin-film flows and relevant to Tanner's law

Applied Mathematics Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 63-68

  Duffy, B R ^a   Wilson, S K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Moving three phase contact line; Tanner's Law; Thin film flows

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010326160     PISSN: 08939659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-9659(97)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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