[minimal surface library](https://virtualmathmuseum.org/Surface/gallery_m.html) - for lots of interactive visuals [[Helicoid and catenoid]] [[surfactants|soap bubbles]] form minimal surfaces to minimize surface tension ![[Screen Shot 2022-04-23 at 5.31.52 PM.jpg]] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t-3lCZXlPM a minimal surface has no curvature (mathematically, the second derivative of the surface = 0) Related? [[repulsive surfaces]]