Implementation of Morse-Witten theory for a polydisperse wet 2D foam simulation
Soft Condensed Matter
2019-08-13 v1 Computational Physics
Abstract
The Morse-Witten theory (D. Morse and T. Witten, EPL 22 (1993) 549-555) provides a formulation for the inter-bubble forces and corresponding deformations in a liquid foam, accurate in the limit of high liquid fraction. Here we show how the theory may be applied in practice, including allowing for polydispersity in the bubble sizes. The resulting equilibrated 2D structures are consistent with direct calculations, within the limitations of the theory. The path to developing a 3D model is outlined for future work.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1908.03768,
title = {Implementation of Morse-Witten theory for a polydisperse wet 2D foam simulation},
author = {Friedrich F. Dunne and Jens Winkelmann and Denis Weaire and Stefan Hutzler},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.03768},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
22 pages, 8 figures. published in Philosophical Magazine