GROWTH OF HOLES IN LIQUID-FILMS WITH PARTIAL SLIPPAGE

We derive an expression for the temporal development of circular holes formed spontaneously in dewetting liquid films. Our formula is shown to interpolate between the known limiting cases of perfect sticking (p urely viscous dissipation) and full slippage of the film on the substr ate. Good agreement between experiment and theory is found. By fitting the theroetical curves to the data, we can derive the relative import ance of slip in the dewetting process.