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A two-dimensional (2D) foam can be characterised by its distributions of bubble area and number of sides. Both distributions have an average and a width (standard deviation). There are therefore at least two very different ways to characterise the disorder. The former is a geometrical measurement, while the latter is purely topological. We discuss the common points and differences between both quantities. We measure them in a foam which is sheared, so that bubbles move past each other and the foam is 'shuffled' (a notion we discuss). Both quantities are strongly correlated; in this case (only) it thus becomes sufficient to use either one or the other to characterise the foam disorder. We suggest applications in the analysis of other systems.
Iaith wreiddiol | Saesneg |
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Tudalennau (o-i) | 651-660 |
Nifer y tudalennau | 10 |
Cyfnodolyn | Philosophical Magazine Letters |
Cyfrol | 88 |
Rhif cyhoeddi | 9-10 |
Dynodwyr Gwrthrych Digidol (DOIs) | |
Statws | Cyhoeddwyd - 03 Maw 2009 |