The rate of change of bubble volume. If this quantity is positive, the bubble will grow; if it’s negative, it will shrink.
A constant that depends on the temperature and the specific gas in the foam. (The foam on top of a glass of Guinness lasts unusually long because Guinness uses nitrogen in addition to carbon dioxide in its beer.
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