The Effect of Surface Tension Anisotropy on the
Rayleigh Instability in Materials Systems
K.F. Gurski and G.B. McFadden
Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Introduction to the Rayleigh instability
Anisotropic surface energy
2-D equilibrium shapes
Rayleigh instability for anisotropic surface energy
Conclusions and future work
Thanks to S.H. Davis
NASA Microgravity, NSF NIRT (NWU)