title: Capillary wave dynamics on supported viscoelastic films: single and double layers.
abstract: We study the capillary wave dynamics of a single viscoelastic supported film and of a double layer of immiscible viscoelastic supported films. Using both simple scaling arguments and a continuum hydrodynamic theory, we investigate the effects of viscoelasticity and interfacial slip on the relaxation dynamics of these capillary waves. Our results account for the recent observation of a wavelength-independent decay rate for capillary waves in a supported polystyrene/brominated polystyrene double layer [X. Hu, Phys. Rev. E 74, 010602(R) (2006)].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Henle
authors.forename: Alex J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Levine