Drops: the collapse of capillary jets.

Cordoba, Antonio; Cordoba, Diego; Fefferman, Charles; Fontelos, Marco A · Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A · 2002

basic_science · Level V

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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.