Crystalline Order on Catenoidal Capillary Bridges
Soft Condensed Matter
2015-05-20 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We study the defect structure of crystalline particle arrays on negative Gaussian curvature capillary bridges with vanishing mean curvature (catenoids). The threshold aspect ratio for the appearance of isolated disclinations is found and the optimal positions for dislocations determined. We also discuss the transition from isolated disclinations to scars as particle number and aspect ratio are varied.
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@article{arxiv.1012.4378,
title = {Crystalline Order on Catenoidal Capillary Bridges},
author = {Mark J. Bowick and Zhenwei Yao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.4378},
year = {2015}
}
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6 pages, 6 figures