Eur. Phys. J. E (2007) 23: 7-11
https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2006-10082-4

Regular Article

Planar soap bubble clusters with a cavity

IIMAS-FENOMEC, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito Escolar, Ciudad Universitaria, 04510, Mexico, Mexico

^* e-mail: clara@mym.iimas.unam.mx
^** e-mail: pablo@mym.iimas.unam.mx

Received: 19 November 2006
Accepted: 19 April 2007
Published online: 9 May 2007

Abstract

We construct local energy-minimizing bubble clusters in the plane that are not simply-connected. Numerical evidence suggests that these minima are not isolated.