Droplet profiles under the influence of van der Waals forces

European Journal of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 367-393

  Minkov, Elijahu ^a   Novick Cohen, Amy ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

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EID: 0035613892     PISSN: 09567925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0956792501004478     Document Type: Article

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