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Fluid dynamics

the slow spreading of a viscous drop on a wetting surface, with radius growing as about the one-tenth power of time.

In fluid dynamics, Tanner's law refers to the slow spreading of a viscous drop on a wetting surface, with radius growing as about the one-tenth power of time. This meaning comes from Tanner (1979) in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics.[1]

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References

Tanner, L. H. (1979). The spreading of silicone oil drops on horizontal surfaces. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 12(9), 1473-1484. https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/12/9/009

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