Dispersion of imbibition fronts

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-511

  Melean Y ^a,b   Broseta, D ^a   Hasmy, A ^b   Blossey, R ^c,d  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

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EID: 0037843475     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2003-00380-5     Document Type: Article

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