title: Drops: the collapse of capillary jets.
abstract: The appearance of fluid filaments during the evolution of a viscous fluid jet is a commonly observed phenomenon. It is shown here that the break-up of such a jet subject to capillary forces is impossible through the collapse of a uniform filament.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Kilometro 15, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cordoba
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cordoba
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fefferman
authors.forename: Marco A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fontelos