Capillarity and Wetting Phenomena: Drops, Bubbles, Pearls, Waves

By Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Francoise Brochard-Wyart, David Quéré

Book Overview

The study of capillarity is in the midst of a veritable explosion. What is offered here is not a comprehensive review of the latest research but rather a compendium of principles designed for the undergraduate student and for readers interested in the physics underlying these phenomena.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387005927
• ISBN13: 9780387005928
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"