Regular three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate
Soft Condensed Matter
2016-08-31 v4
Abstract
We consider three-dimensional clusters of identical bubbles packed around a central bubble and calculate their energy and optimal shape. We obtain the surface area and bubble pressures to improve on existing growth laws for three-dimensional bubble clusters. We discuss the possible number of bubbles that can be packed around a central one: the ``kissing problem'', here adapted to deformable objects.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0309107,
title = {Regular three-dimensional bubble clusters: shape, packing and growth-rate},
author = {Simon Cox and Francois Graner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0309107},
year = {2016}
}