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In the absence or near-absence of external forces—in particular, gravity or equivalent inertial forces—the behavior of liquid masses partially or totally bounded by free surfaces is governed exclusively by inter molecular actions, such as cohesion, adhesion and gravitational attraction. Available knowledge regarding the physics of liquids under such conditions appears to be limited largely to the statics of thin liquid films or systems of small dimensions such as bubbles or drops.
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Benedikt, E.T. (1961). General Behavior of a Liquid in a Zero or Near-Zero Gravity Environment. In: Benedikt, E.T. (eds) Weightlessness—Physical Phenomena and Biological Effects. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6279-9_1
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