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Symmetry-breaking transitions and dissociation of two-dimensional plateau borders

FATIMA VAZ, M ; FORTES, M. A ; TEIXEIRA, P. I. C

The European physical journal. E, Soft matter and biological physics, 2005-04, Vol.16 (4), p.401-407 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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Symmetry-breaking transitions and dissociation of two-dimensional plateau borders
Autor: FATIMA VAZ, M ; FORTES, M. A ; TEIXEIRA, P. I. C
Assuntos: Chemistry ; Colloidal state and disperse state ; Emulsions. Microemulsions. Foams ; Exact sciences and technology ; General and physical chemistry
É parte de: The European physical journal. E, Soft matter and biological physics, 2005-04, Vol.16 (4), p.401-407
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Descrição: We have experimentally studied the dissociation/coalescence of internal Plateau borders (PBs) in simple monolayer bubble clusters, as a result of changing the liquid fraction. At large liquid content, the clusters consist of n bubbles of the same size, symmetrically placed around an internal n-sided PB (n-PB). On decreasing the liquid fraction we observed symmetry-breaking transitions in the 4- and 5-bubble clusters (but not in the 3-bubble cluster), followed by dissociation of the PBs. We used the Surface Evolver to determine the various equilibrium configurations of the corresponding two-dimensional wet clusters and their surface energies. The sequence of 4-bubble cluster configurations observed on varying the liquid fraction correlates qualitatively with that predicted on the basis of Surface Evolver calculations. The same is not true of the 5-bubble cluster.
Editor: Heidelberg: Springer
Idioma: Inglês

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