Drops: the collapse of capillary jets.
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.
Cordoba
Antonio
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Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, Kilometro 15, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
Cordoba
Diego
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Fefferman
Charles
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Fontelos
Marco A
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