Evolution of Two-Dimensional Soap-Film Networks

C. W. J. Beenakker
Phys. Rev. Lett. 57, 2454 – Published 10 November 1986
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Abstract

A mean-field theory is presented for the coarsening of a two-dimensional soap-film network. This theory explains (1) the correlation between area and number of sides of the cells, and (2) the anomalous absence of dynamical scaling laws, which is shown to have its origin in the topological constraint of a space-filling network.

  • Received 14 July 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.2454

©1986 American Physical Society

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C. W. J. Beenakker

  • Philips Research Laboratories, 5600 JA Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Vol. 57, Iss. 19 — 10 November 1986

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