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Stability of charged drops of spheroidal shapes with respect to axisymmetric deformation

А. И. Григорьев, S. O. Shiryaeva, С. И. Щукин

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The stability of a strongly charged spherical drop with respect to deformations of its shape to prolate and oblate spheroids has been studied. It is shown that drops can become unstable and can break apart provided that the virtual shape is a prolate spheroid. Deforming a drop to an oblate spheroid does not cause it to break apart.

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Key concepts: Prolate spheroid, Oblate spheroid, Spheroid, Rotational symmetry, Drop (telecommunication), Prolate spheroidal coordinates, Mechanics, Deformation (meteorology)