Einzel, Panzer, and Liu ͓Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 2269 ͑1990͔͒ suggest that the slip boundary condition for a fluid moving near a wall is modified by the radius of curvature of the surface. Using particle simulations of a microscopic flow...
moreEinzel, Panzer, and Liu ͓Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 2269 ͑1990͔͒ suggest that the slip boundary condition for a fluid moving near a wall is modified by the radius of curvature of the surface. Using particle simulations of a microscopic flow between concentric cylinders we qualitatively confirm their prediction and point out that the effect is seen in a limiting case derived by Maxwell ͓Nature ͑London͒ 16, 244 ͑1877͔͒.
