# Drop formation in a one-dimensional approximation of the Navier–Stokes equation

- Title: Drop formation in a one-dimensional approximation of the Navier–Stokes equation
- Authors: Jens Eggers; Todd F. Dupont
- Year: 1994
- DOI: 10.1017/S0022112094000480
- arXiv ID/URL: Not yet checked
- Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112094000480
- Record type: journal-article
- Date searched: 2026-10-14
- Record origin: Existing project citation
- Evidence level: E: publisher-deposited abstract
- Access status: Metadata and abstract evidence; full-text access not verified.
- Lesson mapping: Chapter 3

## Two-sentence summary

A slender axisymmetric free-surface model predicts liquid-neck thinning and pinch-off.
Model predictions were compared with existing jet-breakup and pendant-drop experiments.

## Provenance

Canonical metadata: https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1017%2Fs0022112094000480

Venue: Journal of Fluid Mechanics

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- `scripts/source_catalog.py:16`
- `sources/Laser_PFC_Cavitation_Jet_Transfer_Course_EN.md:1173`

## Applicability and gaps

A slender jet must already exist. Its launch and receiver impact require separate descriptions.

## Evidence review

- Date read: 2026-10-18
- Source read: https://api.crossref.org/works/10.1017%2Fs0022112094000480
- Locator: Crossref abstract: one-dimensional equations and experimental comparisons