Thin viscous films: Thinning driven by surface-tension energy dissipation
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-247X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2015.05.058