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SUMMARY:Jens Winkelmann - Columnar Structures of Spheres - Fundamentals an
 d Applications - Jens Winkelmann (Trinity College Dublin)
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DESCRIPTION:Columnar structures\, many of which are helical\, refer to den
 se cylindrical packings of particles. They are ubiquitous\, for example\, 
 they exist in the contexts of botany\, foams\, and nanoscience. There have
  been in‐depth investigations of columnar structures of both hard sphere
 s (e.g.\, ball bearings) and soft spheres (e.g.\, wet foams)\, through com
 puter simulations\, analytic derivations\, or simple experiments. In this 
 seminar\, I will present you an overview of the fundamentals and applicati
 ons of such structures\, based on our recently published monograph on this
  subject. I will review some of the theoretical and experimental methods e
 mployed to assemble such structures\, and then discuss some of the latest 
 findings related to the structural transitions and hysteretic behaviour of
  such systems.
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