title: Stability of connected cylindrical liquid bridges.
abstract: Two cylindrical liquid bridges, with a conduit to facilitate flow of liquid from one bridge to the other, were levitated against gravity in a magnetic field gradient. The stability limit of the bridges subjected to near zero total body force was measured as a function of their slenderness ratios, and found to be in good agreement with theoretical predictions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Neha M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Dodge
authors.forename: J Iwan D
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: Lev A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Slobozhanin
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt