1996/07/21 by S. F. Burlatsky, Burlatsky, S. F., A. M. Cazabat +7
Chemistry · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Condensed Matter (cond-mat) #Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions #FOS: Physical sciences #Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films #Surfactants and Colloidal Systems #cond-mat
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9607143
26 pages, LaTeX, 2 Postscript figures (missing figures available from [email protected]), to be published in "Nonlinear Phenomena"
arxiv created 1996/07/21 · openalex publication_date 1996/07/21 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this paper we study kinetics of spreading of thin liquid films on solid interfaces. We present an overview of current experimental picture and discuss available theoretical approaches and their limitations. We report some new experimental results on spreading of molecularly thin liquid films and propose an analytically solvable microscopic model, which reproduces experimentally observed behaviors and provides a seemingly plausible explanation of the underlying physical processes.