title: On the Landau-Levich transition.
abstract: We discuss here the nature of the Landau-Levich transition, that is, the dynamical transition that occurs when drawing a solid out of a bath of a liquid that partially wets this solid. Above a threshold velocity, a film is entrained by the solid. We measure the macroscopic contact angle between the liquid and the solid by different methods, and conclude that this angle might be discontinuous at the transition. We also present a model to understand this fact and the shape of the meniscus as drawing the solid.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences, Zanjan 45195, P.O. Box 45195-1159, Iran.
authors.forename: Maniya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maleki
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reyssat
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quéré
authors.forename: Ramin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Golestanian