Cylindrical Packing of Foam Cells

Nicolas Pittet¹, Nicolas Rivier¹ and Denis Weaire²

¹Laboratoire de Physique Théorique, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, Framce
²Physics Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

(Received December 19, 1994; Accepted March 26, 1995)

Keywords: Foam, Structure Transition, Bubbles, Phyllotaxis, Cylindrical Packing

Abstract. We present results of observations of the structures found in a cylindrical foam of equal bubbles. This work greatly extends the preliminary findings of Weaire et al. Photographs of many of these structures are included.