@article { ISI:000359444500009,
	title = {Self-similar rupture of thin free films of power-law fluids},
	journal = {Physical Review E},
	volume = {92},
	number = {2},
	year = {2015},
	month = {AUG},
	pages = {023014},
	publisher = {AMER PHYSICAL SOC},
	address = {ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USA},
	abstract = {<p>The rupture of a thin free film of a power-law fluid under the competing influences of destabilizing van der Waals pressure and stabilizing surface tension pressure is analyzed. In such a fluid, viscosity decreases with the deformation rate raised to the n - 1 power where 0 \&lt; n \&lt;= 1 (n = 1 for a Newtonian fluid). When 6/7 \&lt; n \&lt;= 1, film rupture occurs under a balance between van der Waals pressure, inertial stress, and viscous stress. When n \&lt; 6/7, however, the dominant balance changes: Viscous stress becomes negligible and the film ruptures under the competition between van der Waals pressure, inertial stress, and surface tension pressure.</p>},
	issn = {1539-3755},
	doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.92.023014},
	author = {Thete, Sumeet Suresh and Anthony, Christopher and Basaran, Osman A. and Doshi, Pankaj}
}
