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Topological defects in foam, either isolated (disclinations and dislocations) or in pairs, affect the energy and stress, and play an important role in foam deformation. Surface Evolver simulations were performed on large finite clusters of bubbles. These allow us to evaluate the effect of the topology of the defects, and the distance between defects, on the energy and pressure of foam clusters of different sizes. The energy of such defects follows trends similar to known analytical results for a continuous medium.
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Field-Theory Topological Defects Cellular Structures Random Patterns 2 Dimension Elastoplasticity Disclination Energy N Foams SOAP
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COX, S. J.; TEIXEIRA, P. I. C.; VAZ, M. F. - Simulation of defects in bubble clusters. Journal of Physics-Condensed Matter. ISSN 0953-8984. Vol. 22, N.º 6 (2010), pp. 1-7