The effect of anisotropic surface energy on the Rayleigh instability

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 459, Issue 2038, 2003, Pages 2575-2598

  Gurski, K F ^a   McFadden, G B ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic surface energy; Cahn Hoffman vector; Nanorods; Quantum wires; Rayleigh instability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; FORCE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 1542722162     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2003.1144     Document Type: Article

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