title: Coalescence of liquid drops by surface tension.
abstract: The merging of two mercury drops at very low kinetic energy is observed using fast, digital, and analog imaging techniques. Sequences showing the time evolution of the overall-surface shape as well as an amplified view of the contact region are shown. Qualitative and quantitative comparisons with computations of the Navier-Stokes equation with a free surface are made. In the model, the surface is tracked by a marker-chain method.
authors: Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Apartado Postal 20-364, 01000 México Distrito Federal, Mexico.
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authors: Menchaca-Rocha
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authors: Martínez-Dávalos
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authors: Núñez
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authors: Popinet
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authors: Zaleski