Foam as granular matter

Denis Weaire , Vincent Langlois (1) , Mohammad Saadatfar , Stefan Hutzler

1 LGL-TPE - Laboratoire de Géologie de Lyon - Terre, Planètes, Environnement

What has foam in common with granular matter? What can these two active research fields learn from each other, where do they overlap? We approach these questions by reviewing a wide range of foam theory (mostly simulation) and experiment, set in the context of granular matter research.

Domaines: Matière Molle [cond-mat.soft]

Denis Weaire, Vincent Langlois, Mohammad Saadatfar, Stefan Hutzler. Foam as granular matter. T. Aste, T. Di Matteo, A. Tordesillas. Granular and Complex Materials, World Scientific, pp.1-26, 2007, World Scientific Lecture Notes in Complex Systems: Volume 8. ⟨hal-01060250⟩