Capillary wave dynamics on supported viscoelastic films: Single and double layers
Soft Condensed Matter
2009-11-11 v1
Abstract
We study the capillary wave dynamics of a single viscoelastic supported film and of a double layer of immiscible viscoelastic supported films. Using both simple scaling arguments and a continuum hydrodynamic theory, we investigate the effects of viscoelasticity and interfacial slip on the relaxation dynamics of these capillary waves. Our results account for the recent observation of a wavelength-independent decay rate for capillary waves in a supported polystyrene/brominated polystyrene double layer [X. Hu {\em et al.}, Phys. Rev. E {\bf 74}, 010602 (R) (2006)].
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0608134,
title = {Capillary wave dynamics on supported viscoelastic films: Single and double layers},
author = {Mark L. Henle and Alex J. Levine},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0608134},
year = {2009}
}
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14 pages, 9 figures