Bubble bursting at an interface

Bubble bursting is crucial to understanding the life span of bubbles at an interface and more importantly the~nature of interaction between the bulk liquid and the outside environment from the point of view of chemical and biological material transport.~The dynamics of the bubble as it rises from inside the liquid bulk to its disappearance on the interface after bursting is an intriguing process,~many aspects of which are still being explored.~In our study, we make detailed high speed imaging measurements to examine carefully the hole initiation and growth in bursting bubbles~that~unearth some interesting features of the process. Previous analyses available~in literature are revisited based on our novel experimental visualizations. Using a combination of experiments and theory~we investigate~the role of various forces during the rupturing process. This work aims to further our current knowledge of bubble dynamics~at an interface with an aim of predicting better the bubble evolution from its growth to its eventual integration with the liquid bulk.