Scattering structure factors provide essential insight into material properties and are routinely obtained in experiments, computer simulations, and theoretical analyses. Different approaches favor different geometries of the material. In case of lipid bilayers, scattering experiments can be performed on spherical vesicles, while simulations and theory often consider planar membrane patches. We derive an approximate relationship between the structure functions of such a material in planar and spherical geometries. We illustrate the usefulness of this relationship in a case study of a Gaussian material that supports both homogeneous and microemulsion phases. Within its range of applicability, this relationship enables a model-free comparison of structure factors of the same material in different geometries.
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