At the outset, it was remarked how wide the area of potential interest in bubble evolution was, and, paradoxically, how little fundamental work has been done. Maybe the reasons are to do with the apparently frivolous nature of investigating Keats' '..beaded bubbles winking at the brim.' Despite the importance of bubbles in Champagne, there are more serious interests at stake, as anyone who has suffered with the bends will attest. Bubbles are pretty, scientifically fascinating, and they are important. Who needs any other reasons to study them?
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