Effect of the anisotropy of the cells on the topological properties of two- and tree-dimensional froths

P. Richard , J.-P. Troadec , L. Oger , A. Gervois (1)

1 SPhT - Service de Physique Théorique

We study the effect of the anisotropy of the cells on the topological properties of monodisperse 2D and 3D froths. These froths are built by Voronoï tessellation of actual assemblies of monosize disks (2D) and of many numerical packings of monosize disks (2D) and spheres (3D). We show that topological properties of these froths depend universally on the anisotropy of the cells.

Domaines: Physique Générale [physics.gen-ph]

P. Richard, J.-P. Troadec, L. Oger, A. Gervois. Effect of the anisotropy of the cells on the topological properties of two- and tree-dimensional froths. Physical Review E : Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 2001, 63, pp.062401-. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevE.63.062401⟩. ⟨hal-00134520⟩