FORMA
Forma, Vol. 11 (No. 3), pp. 215-221, 1996
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The Structure of Monodisperse Foam

D. Weaire and R. Phelan

Department of Pure and Applied Physics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

(Received July 15, 1994; Accepted July 17, 1994)

Abstract. We report various structural observations of monodisperse foams in the bulk, at surfaces, in cylinders and between glass plates. In general they tend to refute Matzke's assertion that even monodisperse foam is totally disordered. However, it appears that the tendency to order is quite limited in the bulk under normal circumstances. Small fragments are observed which correspond closely to the recently reported structure of Weaire and Phelan.