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Lubrication Equation

h_t+(|h|^nh_(xxx))_x=0,

where h(x,t) is the height of a film at position x and time t and n is a parameter characteristic of the surface forces.

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References

Cipra, B. "Waterworld." What's Happening the Mathematical Sciences 3, 67-69, 1995.

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Lubrication Equation

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Lubrication Equation." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/LubricationEquation.html

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