Proceedings of the Physical Society · 1947 · 32 citations · 0 references
Materials ScienceEngineeringPhysicsMechanicsFluid MechanicsSurface TensionApplied PhysicsWettingSurface EnergyCapillarity PhenomenonSoft MatterBiophysicsElementary DiscussionsFree Surface Energy
It cannot be denied that our elementary discussions of the principal phenomena connected with surface tension and capillarity are often vague and unsatisfying. The simple statics of the systems dealt with are frequently obscured and circumvented by the introduction of the concept of free surface energy to replace surface tension. The lecture is an attempt to clarify some of the points which arise from this failure to come to grips with fundamentals.