An experimental realization of the Weaire-Phelan structure in monodisperse liquid foam

Philosophical Magazine Letters

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-6

  Gabbrielli, Ruggero ^a,b   Meagher, Aaron J ^a   Weaire, Denis ^a   Brakke, Kenneth A ^c   Hutzler, Stefan ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

foam; Kelvin problem; templating; Weaire Phelan structure

Indexed keywords

KELVIN PROBLEM; KELVIN STRUCTURES; LIQUID FOAM; LOWEST ENERGY STRUCTURE; MONODISPERSE; ORDERED STRUCTURES; PERFECT CRYSTALS; TEMPLATING;

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; FOAMS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 84856935027     PISSN: 09500839     EISSN: 13623036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500839.2011.645898     Document Type: Article

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