title: Theory of the antibubble collapse.
abstract: A theory of the collapse of a punctured antibubble is developed. The motion of the rim of air formed at the edge of the collapsing air film cannot be described by a potential flow and is characterized by high Reynolds numbers. The rim velocity is not constant but gradually decreases with time and is determined by the balance between the surface tension and hydrodynamic drag forces. A collapse equation is derived and solved. The agreement between the theory and existing experiments is shown.
authors: I. E. Tamm Division of Theoretical Physics, P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii Prospekt 53, Moscow 119991, Russia.
authors: Denis Nikolaevich
authors: DN
authors: Sob'yanin