Study on surfaces minimizing elastic energy with boundary constraints.
problem Finding stable configurations of surfaces with elastic boundaries and surface energy.
method Investigation of critical surfaces with mean curvature and spontaneous curvature, coupled to boundary elastic energy.
result Characterization and minimization of surface energy for specific topological shapes.
New insights into stability of special curves on spheres.
problem Stability of closed p-elastic curves on spheres. method Analytical proof and construction of curves.
result All closed spherical p-elastic curves for p∈(0,1) are unstable. Sharp convergence rate for curvature stability in planar free elastic flow.
problem Stability of ω-circles under the planar free elastic flow. method Improved closeness measurement via curvature scalar, leading to a sharp convergence rate.
result Sharp convergence rate for curvature stability in planar free elastic flow.
Study on dynamic curves with elastic energy and spontaneous curvature.
problem Modeling and analyzing dynamic planar curves with elastic energy.
method Gradient flow of inclination angle, nonlocal quasilinear system, local well-posedness, global existence, convergence.
result Local well-posedness, global existence, convergence of the flow for weak regularity initial data.
New curves defined by curvature powers studied for variational properties.
problem Characterizing translating solitons in curve flows.
method Variational characterization of generalized elastic curves.
result New variational characterization of grim reaper curve.
The paper studies surfaces with spherical curvature lines and their generation by constrained elastic curves.
problem Understanding surfaces with spherical curvature lines and their generation mechanisms.
method The approach involves Lie sphere transformations, Legendre curves, and polynomial conserved quantities of connections.
result Lie applicable surfaces with exactly one family of spherical curvature lines are generated by the lift of constrained elastic curves.
Study on surface configurations with curvature and elasticity.
problem Equilibrium configurations of surfaces with curvature and elasticity.
method Investigates the Euler-Helfrich functional, focusing on axially symmetric surfaces and their variational problems.
result Critical surfaces for the Euler-Helfrich functional, if axially symmetric, satisfy a simpler second order variational problem.
Study of elastic models in non-Euclidean spaces via Γ-convergence.
problem Elasticity in non-Euclidean ambient spaces with incompatible local rest distances.
method Γ-convergence to derive a limit elastic model, relating minimum energy to curvature discrepancy.
result Linearized version of a conjecture in elasticity confirmed, linking energy to curvature.
Study on closed p-elastic curves in hyperbolic and de Sitter planes.
problem Existence of closed p-elastic curves with nonconstant curvature. method Analysis of p-elastic curves in hyperbolic and de Sitter planes. result Existence of closed p-elastic curves in hyperbolic plane for p>1; in de Sitter plane for p<0. Study calculates the elastic energy of curves on a sphere.
problem Elastic energy of curves on a sphere.
method Introduced p-curvature functional for rectifiable curves in the sphere and proved its finiteness. result The p-curvature functional agrees with the integral of geodesic curvature raised to the power p for curves in W2,p. Study on bending energy of surfaces with curvature concentration, deriving new lower bounds.
problem Analyzing the Willmore energy of surfaces with curvature concentration.
method Using isoperimetric inequalities and framed loops, derive new lower bounds for the bending energy.
result Optimal blowup rates of the Willmore energy when curvature is concentrated.
New metrics for surface shapes incorporating curve properties.
problem Developing metrics for surface shape spaces.
method Incorporates geodesic and normal curvatures of curves on surfaces.
result Explicitly defined 6-parameter family of metrics.
Study improves models of lipid bilayer curvature and elasticity.
problem Accurately modeling curvature and elasticity of lipid bilayers.
method Computed bending energy and forces on triangulated meshes using four schemes.
result Proposed extensions enhance models for shape transformation and non-axisymmetric shapes.
Flow deforms locally convex curves into target curves.
problem Deforming locally convex curves to target curves with same elastic energy.
method Curvature flow with nonlocal term to evolve curves.
result Flow deforms curves to target curves if elastic energies match.
Study on elastic curves with variable stiffness, derived from bending energy.
problem Modeling elastic wires with varying thickness.
method Derive Euler-Lagrange equations for curves with variable bending stiffness.
result Characterizations of elastic curves with variable stiffness.
Study introduces weak elastic energy for curves on Riemannian surfaces.
problem Detecting curvature of curves on Riemannian surfaces.
method Relaxation starting from inscribed geodesic polygonals, defined in normalized isothermal coordinates.
result Relaxed energy detects intrinsic second-order Sobolev regularity and agrees with geodesic curvature.
New elastic energy for irregular curves defined through polygonal approximations.
problem Defining elastic energy for irregular curves in any space dimension.
method Relaxation process with p-rotation of inscribed polygonals, focusing on geometric curvature distribution. result Energy finite if and only if curve's arc-length parameterization has second order summability.
Recent theoretical advances in elasticity of membranes following Helfrich's famous spontaneous curvature model are summarized in this review. The governing equations describing equilibrium configurations of lipid vesicles, lipid membranes with free edges, and chiral lipid membranes are presented. Several analytic solut…
This work extends elasticity theory to curved spaces, solving stress potentials.
problem Addressing elasticity in curved spaces with boundary.
method Using double forms and bilaplacian operator regularity, solving biharmonic equations.
result Stress potentials can be used in non-Euclidean geometries.
Classifies soap film surfaces with vertical potentials.
problem Classifying soap film surfaces with vertical potentials.
method Variational characterization of n-elastic curves. result Obtains a full description of n-elastic curves. New discrete curves defined in space forms with geometric properties.
problem Defining discrete elastic and constrained elastic curves in space forms.
method Extending discrete Euclidean curvature to space forms and using Bäcklund transformations.
result Discrete elastic and constrained elastic curves are elements of a curve hierarchy.
In this paper, we consider the classical variational problem in the Galilean space. we develop the Euler-Lagrange equations for a elastic line on an oriented surface in the Galilean 3-dimensional space G3. Using the varia- tion method, we will try to give some characterization for the solution curve (the elastic lin…
We prove a relation between the scaling hβ of the elastic energies of shrinking non-Euclidean bodies Sh of thickness h→0, and the curvature along their mid-surface S. This extends and generalizes similar results for plates [BLS16, LRR] to any dimension and co-dimension. In particular, it proves that the na…
The elastic flow of curves converges smoothly to a critical point.
problem Smooth convergence of elastic flow of curves.
method Application of Lojasiewicz-Simon inequality.
result Smooth convergence to a critical point.
Study on evolving interfaces with complex curvature and density effects.
problem Understanding the dynamics of evolving heterogeneous elastic interfaces.
method Modeling an evolving curve with a density function, analyzing the associated gradient flow evolution.
result Analysis of the preservation and asymptotic behavior of geometric properties in the evolving system.
Study p-Willmore disks with boundary energies, finding equilibrium configurations.
problem Finding equilibrium configurations for p-Willmore disks with boundary energies.
method Model boundary as Kirchhoff elastic rod, interior term dependent on mean and Gaussian curvatures. Study among topological disks and p-Willmore examples.
result Equilibrium configurations for p-Willmore disks with boundary energies.
A new numerical framework simplifies elastic surface matching and comparison.
problem Challenging problem in surface comparison and matching in computer vision.
method Relaxing the geodesic boundary constraint using a varifold fidelity metric.
result Flexibility to deal with arbitrary topologies and sampling patterns, scalability to large meshes.
Paper proves existence of solutions for complex surface diffusion equation.
problem Existence of solutions for anisotropic surface diffusion with elasticity.
method Cahn-Taylor minimizing movement scheme for three-dimensional analysis.
result Proves existence of classical solutions without curvature regularization.
Study on the Euler-Plateau energy with elastic modulus, focusing on minimizers and critical surfaces.
problem Minimizing the Euler-Plateau energy with elastic modulus.
method Analyzing the energy functional and its minimizers, considering different boundary conditions and topological constraints.
result Potential minimizers are highly dependent on physical rigidity parameters, and the area of critical surfaces can be computed from boundary data.
Study on minimizing network energy in R^d, introducing degenerate elastic networks.
problem Minimizing network energy in R^d with constraints on curves and junctions.
method Characterizing limits of sequences of networks bounded in energy, providing explicit representation of the relaxed problem.
result Explicit representation of degenerate elastic networks, a new concept involving only given class properties.
We propose a general strategy to derive null-homotopy operators for differential complexes based on the Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand (BGG) construction and properties of the de Rham complex. Focusing on the elasticity complex, we derive path integral operators P for elasticity satisfying $\mathscr{D}\mathscr{P…
Study of p-biharmonic curves and their properties.
problem Generalizing biharmonic curves to p-biharmonic curves. method Classification and analysis of p-biharmonic curves on surfaces and space forms. result Existence and stability of p-biharmonic curves on closed surfaces. We derive a continuum model for incompatible elasticity as a variational limit of a family of discrete nearest-neighbor elastic models. The discrete models are based on discretizations of a smooth Riemannian manifold (M,g), endowed with a flat, symmetric connection ∇. The metric g deter…
For a smooth curve γ, we define its elastic energy as E(γ)=21∫γk2(s)ds where k(s) is the curvature. The main purpose of the paper is to prove that among all smooth, simply connected, bounded open sets of prescribed area in R2, the disc has the boundary with the least elastic energy. In…
Study spherical curves with curvature dependent on distance to a great circle.
problem Understanding spherical curves with curvature dependent on distance to a great circle.
method Introducing spherical angular momentum, characterizing known curves, finding new families, and obtaining arc length parametrizations.
result New families of spherical curves with intrinsic equations in elementary or Jacobi elliptic functions.
Sophie Germain's mean curvature deserves recognition as a surface shape measure.
problem Identifying the shape of a surface using curvature measurements.
method Characterizing surface shape through principal curvatures and their averages.
result Mean curvature should be named after Sophie Germain.
The elastic energy functional of a thin elastic rod or sheet is generalized to the case of an M-dimensional manifold in N-dimensional space. We derive potentials for the stress field and curvatures and find the generalized von Karman equations for a manifold in elastic equilibrium. We perform a scaling analysis of an M…
Li-Yau inequality applied to curves in 2D space.
problem Curves in 2D space with low elastic energy.
method Classical Li-Yau inequality applied to curves.
result Analogous results for curves in 2D space with low elastic energy.
Paper proves rigidity estimates for hyperbolic shells and applies them to \(Γ\)-limit theory.
problem Rigidity of hyperbolic shells and their \(Γ\)-limit behavior.
method Nonlinear rigidity estimates for \(H^1\) deformations and hyperbolic shells with clamped lateral boundary.
result Derives the optimal exponent \(h^{-4/3}\) for hyperbolic shells.
Unified approach classifies stable and minimal elastic curves.
problem Classifying stable and minimal elastic curves under various conditions.
method Unified geometric approach using a `cut-and-paste` trick.
result Complete classification of stable closed p-elasticae and stable pinned p-elasticae. The edges of torn plastic sheets and growing leaves often display hierarchical buckling patterns. We show that this complex morphology (i) emerges even in zero strain configurations, and (ii) is driven by a competition between the two principal curvatures, rather than between bending and stretching. We identify the key…
The paper proves rigidity for shells in non-Euclidean spaces.
problem Proving rigidity for shells in non-Euclidean spaces.
method Analyzing a stretching plus bending functional of an elastic shell in a Riemannian manifold.
result A sequence of immersions of asymptotically vanishing energy converges to an isometric immersion of the shell.
Variational approximations for curve flows on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Approximating solutions to curvature and elastic flow problems on Riemannian manifolds.
method Variational formulations, finite element approximations, piecewise linear elements, stability analysis.
result Derived schemes can compute rotationally symmetric self-shrinkers and geodesics.
The Poisson problem consists in finding an immersed surface Σ⊂Rm minimising Germain's elastic energy (known as Willmore energy in geometry) with prescribed boundary, boundary Gauss map and area which constitutes a non-linear model for the equilibrium state of thin, clamped elastic plates originating f…
Study of phase separation and geometry on a closed elastic curve, including dynamics and free energy minimization.
problem Free energy and dynamics of a closed elastic filament coupled to a scalar concentration field.
method Analytical and numerical simulations of coupled Willmore flow and Cahn--Hilliard gradient flow on differential geometry.
result Qualitative changes in free energy landscape due to closure constraint, leading to metastable and stable multi-domain morphologies.
The edge of torn elastic sheets and growing leaves often form a hierarchical buckling pattern. Within non-Euclidean plate theory this complex morphology can be understood as low bending energy isometric immersions of hyperbolic Riemannian metrics. With this motivation we study the isometric immersion problem in strip a…
We discuss some differential geometry pertaining to continuum mechanics and the route recently taken by D.N. Arnold, R.S. Falk, and R. Winther in deriving new improved finite element schemes in linear elasticity from constructions in projective geometry.
Analyzes properties of stiffness tensors for elastic wave imaging.
problem Characterizing stiffness tensor fields for elastic wave imaging.
method Finsler-geometric methods applied to anisotropic stiffness tensor fields.
result Conditions for Finsler-geometric methods to be applicable.