Six Platonic Bubbles, or Regular Bubble Shapes Conforming to Joseph Plateau’s Rules, 1873

Year: 2025 Authors: Heikki Simola

Core claim

Besides the sphere, five additional regular bubble shapes conform to Plateau’s laws, forming a six-part series analogous to the Platonic solids.

Topics

soap film geometry, regular bubble shapes, Platonic solids, Plateau’s laws

Domains

surface tension geometry, minimal surfaces, polyhedra, Euler’s formula, sculpture, art exhibition, physical models, scientific visualization

Methods

soap bubble experiments, geometric analysis, wooden model making, wire frame constructions

Media

soap liquid, metal wire frames, wood, styrofoam ball

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