Assuming a vanishing surface tension, we show that no smooth simply connected equilibrium configuration is stable. The disks are however almost stable.
Title
Stability of the Solutions of the Bidimensional Magnetic Shaping Problem in Absence of Surface-Tension
Published in
European Journal of Mechanics B-Fluids
Volume
10
Issue
5
Pages
513-526
Date
1991
ISSN
0997-7546
Record creation date
2006-08-24