The double-helical branch structure of fixed contact line liquid bridge equilibria

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 996-1004

  Lowry, Brian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

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EQUILIBRIUM; LIQUID;

EID: 0034122071     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.870355     Document Type: Article

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