PIRA 2A15.00 Minumal Surface

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2A15.00Minumal Surface
2A15.01soap film recipeTPT 3(6),285A Joy(2.5)/water(8)/glycerine(6.5) recipe.
2A15.10ring and threadPIRA 200A loop of thread in the middle of a soap film forms a circle when the center is popped.
2A15.10pop the center2A15.10A circle will form when the center of a loop in a soap film is popped.
2A15.10ring and threadFi-13A loop of thread forms a circle when popped in the middle of a soap film.
2A15.10pop the centerM-237A loop of thread is attached to wire ring. Dip in soap and pop the center of the loop the form a circle.
2A15.10minimim energy threadDisc 13-24Dip a frame with a loop of thread in soap, then pop the film in the center of the thread.
2A15.11surface energyM-234Puncture various parts of the film that forms on a wire cube.
2A15.20soap film minimal surfacesPIRA 1000
2A15.20soap film minimal surfaces2A15.20
2A15.20soap film minimal surfacesM-236Wire frames dipped in soap film form minimal surfaces. Pictures.
2A15.20soap film shapesDisc 13-22A pyramid, cube, and triangular prism.
2A15.21catenoid soap filmPIRA 1000
2A15.21catenoid soap film2A15.21A soap film is established between two concentric rings which are pulled apart.
2A15.21cylindrical soap filmFi-4Two rings pulled apart with a soap film form a catenoid.
2A15.21catenoid soap film16-5.9Picture of a catenoid. setup, some theory and diagrams.
2A15.21catenoid soap filmM-235Dip two concentric circles of wire in soap and separate them to form a catenoid.
2A15.23soap films - phase transition model-AJP 59(5),415Use soap films to show phase transitions by changing sizes of variable frameworks.
2A15.25surface energyM-232A soap film on an inverted funnel ascends.
2A15.30soap bubbles16-5.8Blow half bubbles on a glass plate. More.
2A15.42castor-oil dropM-251A large drop of castor oil is drawn under water where it forms a spherical drop.
2A15.50size of dropsFi-14Different size drops form on the ends of different O.D. capillary tubes.

ReferenceDescription
M-1Sutton
Ma-1Freier & Anderson
M-1dHilton
8-2.8Meiners
1A12.01University of Minnesota Handbook
AJP 52(1),85American Journal of Physics
TPT 15(5),300The Physics Teacher
Disc 01-01The Video Encyclopedia of Physics Demonstrations

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