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Capillary surfaces in exotic containers

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5247121
 [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
  2. Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Mathematics
A survey is presented of results to date for capillary surfaces in exotic'' containers. These containers have the property that each one admits a continuum of distinct equilibrium free surfaces, all bounding with the container walls the same volume of fluid, making the same contact angle at the trip interface curve, and having identical mechanical energies. The containers can be so designed that they are themselves axially symmetric but that the fluid configurations of minimizing energy cannot be axially symmetric. 9 refs., 2 figs.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; NASA; NSF; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States); National Science Foundation, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
5247121
Report Number(s):
LBL-31200; CONF-910786--1; ON: DE92000956
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English