Abstract

The formation of an axisymmetric monolayer of dense particles at a liquid interface is explored in order to study the interaction between numerous objects of different sizes randomly distributed on a liquid surface. The individual motion of each bead cannot be solved but the overall clustering can be described statistically. The clustering dynamics of this system with a long-range interaction varies during the aggregation process. The cluster-size distribution evolves with a self-similar mechanism and we observe a well-defined transition between two aggregating regimes that we can characterize.

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