Fig. 6. Scaling of the interface speed in the linear regime of a dewetting film.

Speed of the receding rim as a function of the capillary speed U_Ca = γθ_e³/9μ. The solid line is a visual guide. The inset shows a direct comparison of the experimental data (symbols) with the hydrodynamic theory (solid line). Error bars correspond to 1 SD of the sample. Experimental parameters for each symbol are summarized in Table 1.