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- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Copyright
- Copyright © 1963 The American Physical Society
- ISSN
- 1536-6065
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRev.130.468
- Publisher site
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Abstract
The equilibrium shape and the fission barrier are calculated for the entire range of angular momenta for which a rotating droplet held together by surface tension has a stable equilibrium. A liquid drop which is originally spherical takes the shape of an oblate spheroid as the angular momentum increases. At higher angular momenta, the shape becomes concave at the poles and a ring form is created. It is shown that the equilibrium ceases to be stable at or near the critical angular momentum at which this change of topology occurs.
Journal
Physical Review – American Physical Society (APS)
Published: Apr 1, 1963