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Route of Least Resistance Theory
By
Peter Glen
When one spills water/liquid onto a flat
surface,
like a table, the water assumes a particular shape. What makes this
shape the way it is?
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sentence, the shape can be described as the shape resulted by 'the
route of least resistance'. Every single molecule in the liquid assumes
the position that is dictated by its surroundings, namely the molecule
next to it or the table surface that is interfaces with. Each and every
molecule (or particle) assumes its position on the nearest neighbor
interaction. |
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In general, we accept, that the shape of the liquid is
'random'. But there is nothing random about it. Every single particle
(or molecule) responds to its immediate neighbor, which responds to its
immediate neighbor.
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