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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 ϕ\phi. 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 ϕ\phi, 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}
}