Geometrical consequences of foam equilibrium

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 6 SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages 6866-6880

  Moukarzel, C ^a,b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GEOMETRY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; SURFACE TENSION;

EQUILIBRATED FOAMS; INVERSION TRANSFORMATION; SECTIONAL MULTIPLICATIVE VORONOI PARTITION; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

FOAMS;

EID: 0031168819     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/physreve.55.6866     Document Type: Article

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