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CAPILLARY LENGTH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Computer Graphics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- capillary length
1, record 1, English, capillary%20length
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Infographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longueur capillaire
1, record 1, French, longueur%20capillaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étalon de longueur d'une dendrite douée de tension superficielle et qui apparaît dans les calculs comme un mélange de grandeurs thermodynamiques. 2, record 1, French, - longueur%20capillaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1989-11-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- capillary length
1, record 2, English, capillary%20length
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Snapshots of the interface growing out from a fourfold seed are obtained by the boundary integral method. The axes are in the units of capillary length (Sanders et al. 1985). 1, record 2, English, - capillary%20length
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The capillary length d (zero) is a microscopic quantity, typically in the order of Angstroms. However, the diffusion length l is usually macroscopic, varying in a wide range depending on the given growth process. Thus Laplacian growth make take place on very different length scales. 2, record 2, English, - capillary%20length
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Mathématiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étendue capillaire
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tendue%20capillaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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