Ideal wet two-dimensional foams and emulsions with finite contact angle
Soft Condensed Matter
2026-03-11 v1
Abstract
We present simulations that show that an ideal two-dimensional foam with a finite contact angle develops an inhomogeneity for high liquid fraction . In liquid-liquid emulsions this inhomogeneity is known as flocculation. In the case of an ordered foam this requires a perturbation, but in a disordered foam inhomogeneity grows steadily and spontaneously with , as demonstrated in our simulations performed with the Surface Evolver.
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@article{arxiv.1804.10442,
title = {Ideal wet two-dimensional foams and emulsions with finite contact angle},
author = {S. J. Cox and A. M. Kraynik and D. Weaire and S. Hutzler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.10442},
year = {2026}
}