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Article Dans Une Revue Physical Review Letters Année : 2024

Line tension in a thick soap film

Théo Lenavetier
Anaïs Gauthier
Raphael Poryles
C. Tregouet

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The thickness of freshly made soap films is usually in the micron range, and interference colors make thickness fluctuations easily visible. Circular patterns of constant thickness are commonly observed, either a thin film disc in a thicker film or the reverse. In this Letter, we evidence the line tension at the origin of these circular patterns. Using a well controlled soap film preparation, we produce a piece of thin film surrounded by a thicker film. The thickness profile, measured with a spectral camera, leads to a line tension of the order of 0.1 nN which drives the relaxation of the thin film shape, initially very elongated, toward a circular shape.A balance between line tension and air friction leads to a quantitative prediction of the relaxation process. Such a line tension is expected to play a role in the production of marginal regeneration patches, involved in soap film drainage and stability.
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hal-04425015 , version 1 (29-01-2024)

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Théo Lenavetier, Gaëlle Audéoud, Marion Berry, Anaïs Gauthier, Raphael Poryles, et al.. Line tension in a thick soap film. Physical Review Letters, 2024, 132 (5), ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.054001⟩. ⟨hal-04425015⟩
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