Two remarks on wetting and emulsions

2000/09/18 by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, de Gennes, Pierre-Gilles
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #cond-mat.soft

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0009259

6 pages, 4 EPS figures, submitted to Colloids and Surfaces

arxiv created 2000/09/18 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

This paper is extracted from an opening address given at the workshop "Wetting: from microscopic origins to industrial applications" (Giens, May 6-12, 2000). It discusses two special points a) the nature of line energies for a contact line b) the aging of emulsions.

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