Properties of Cellular
Microstrucures: polycrystals, foams, and their idealizations
Srolovitz, University of Pennsylvania
ABSTRACT: Cellular structures are compact domains joined
along codimension 1 interfaces to fill space. Such cellular
microstructures are ubiquitous in materials science and biology.
I will briefly review the basic theory of cellular structure
evolution via capillarity (surface tension) forces and then
discuss some recent simulation results for such evolving
microstructures. The main focus of the presentation will be
on the analysis of the structure of these cellular ensembles -
including both geometric and topological measures.