Plateau's laws

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:appliesTo soap films
gptkbp:describes behavior of soap films
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plateau's laws
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Joseph_Plateau
gptkbp:publishedIn 19th century
gptkbp:relatedTo minimal surfaces
gptkbp:state soap films meet in threes along an edge at 120° angles
soap films form surfaces of minimal area
edges where films meet come together in fours at vertices at the tetrahedral angle (about 109.47°)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jozef_Plateau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6