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

by Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (Author), Francoise Brochard-Wyart (Author), David Quere (Author)

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.