Simulation of defects in bubble clusters.
J Phys Condens Matter
; 22(6): 065101, 2010 Feb 17.
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ABSTRACT
Topological defects in a foam, either isolated (disclinations and dislocations) or in pairs, affect the energy and stress, and play an important role in foam deformation. Surface evolver simulations were performed on large finite clusters of bubbles. These allow us to evaluate the effect of the topology of the defects, and the distance between defects, on the energy and pressure of foam clusters of different sizes. The energy of such defects follows trends similar to known analytical results for a continuous medium.
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J Phys Condens Matter
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BIOFISICA
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2010
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Reino Unido