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The transition from three-dimensional to two-dimensional foam structures

Authors: Sian Jones and Simon Cox

DOI:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2011-11082-y

Abstract:

A two-dimensional foam consists of a monolayer of bubbles. It can be created by squeezing the more familiar three-dimensional foam between two parallel glass plates. We describe and explain the minimum plate separation H which must be reached to fully effect the transition from three- to two- dimensional foam. We find that H/V^ 1/3 is close to one, where V is the average bubble volume, and increases slightly when the side-walls of the container are taken into account.

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Professor Simon Cox

Professor Simon Cox

Study of foam, an example of soft condensed matter. Interested in modelling structural and dynamic properties of collections of bubbles to be able to predict their response in various applications.