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Soapy solution.
- Source :
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Economist . 10/7/1995, Vol. 337 Issue 7935, p95-95. 1/2p. 1 Black and White Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Focuses on the mathematical puzzle of how to enclose the greatest volume within the smallest area of material. Discussion of how bubbles do this naturally; Paper by two mathematicians in California which takes another step in proving that soapy water traps two pockets of air as efficiently as it traps one; The work of Joel Hass and Roger Schafly; The double-bubble theorem.
- Subjects :
- *MATHEMATICAL research
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00130613
- Volume :
- 337
- Issue :
- 7935
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Economist
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9510207818