Résolution de l'équation de Young-Laplace par une méthode géométrique utilisant la courbure

We revisit from a modern viewpoint a graphical method of resolution of the Young-Laplace equation proposed by Thomson in 1886 and improved by Boys in 1893. This method, relying on some axisymmetry properties, was applied to the case of pendant drops, drops on a horizontal plane and meniscii. The several initials conditions necessitated a numerical implementation of the Thomson's algorithm, particularly in order to obtain pendant drops with multiple bulges. A scaling law for the variation of the drops radii forming this rosary (string of drops) is presented. To cite this article: M. Gentes et al., C. R. Physique 6 (2005).