Scaling state of dry two-dimensional froths: Universal angle-deviations and structure

Andrew D. Rutenberg*, Micah B. McCurdy

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    Abstract

    We characterize the late-time scaling state of dry, coarsening, two-dimensional froths using a detailed force-based dynamical model. We find that the slow evolution of bubbles leads to small and decreasing deviations from 120 angles at threefold vertices in the froth, but with a side-number dependence that is independent of time and apparently universal. We also find that a significant number of T1 side-switching processes occur for macroscopic bubbles in the scaling state, though most bubble annihilations involve four-sided bubbles at microscopic scales.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number011403
    JournalPhysical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
    Volume73
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2006

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