Finite time rupture for thin films under van der Waals forces

Nonlinearity

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-317

  Chou, Kai Seng ^a   Kwong, Ying Chuen ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947618462     PISSN: 09517715     EISSN: 13616544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0951-7715/20/2/004     Document Type: Article

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