Stability of monodisperse dry foams

Dov Levine; Gary S. Grest

doi:10.1080/095008396180263

Stability of monodisperse dry foams

Dov Levine
, Gary S. Grest

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We show numerically that the model structures for dry monodisperse foams proposed by Kelvin in 1887 and Weaire and Phelan in 1994 are both unstable to changes in the relative volume of the cells. Such a change could occur if the cells were filled with gas which could diffuse through the cell membranes. We speculate that, unlike in two dimensions, there are no foam structures in three dimensions which are stable against diffusion. © 1996 Taylor & Francis Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	303-307
Number of pages	5
Journal	Philosophical Magazine Letters
Volume	74
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/095008396180263
State	Published - Jan 1 1996
Externally published	Yes

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