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Chapter 4: A Moment in Time


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H. C. Mayer and R. Krechetnikov, “Walking with coffee: Why does it spill?,” Physical Review E, 85 (4), 2012, 046117

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Chapter 5: Making Waves


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Chapter 6: Why Don’t Ducks Get Cold Feet?

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