The many faces of elastica. ([2017?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ivailo M. Mladenov and Mariana Hadzhilazova.
• Authors: Mladenov, I. M (Ivailo M.)
• Contents: Preface.- List of Symbols.- Geometry and Variational Calculus.- Plane Curves.- Space Curves.- Surfaces.- Variational Calculus.- Planar Curves Whose Curvature Depends Only on the Distance from a Fixed Point.- The Moving Frame Associated With a Plane Curve.- Integration.- Bernoulli's Lemniscates.- Relationship Between the Lemniscate and the Elastica.- Spirals.- Sturmian Spirals.- Generalized Sturm Spirals.- Serret Curves.- Cassinian Ovals.- Biological Membranes.- Subject Matter and Biological Membranes.- Types of Membranes.- Functions of Biomembranes.- Chemical Composition and Physical Properties of Biomembranes.- Membrane Models and Methods for the Study of Biomembranes.- Model Membrane Structures.- Surface Tension and Equilibrium.- Mechanical Equilibrium.- Tensions and Geometry.- Delaunay Surfaces.- Mylar Balloon and Elastic Curves.- Whewell Parameterization.- Elastic Sturmian Spirals.- Alternative Parametrization of Elastic Spirals.- Zero Tension.- Geometry of the Rotating Liquid Drop.- Introduction.- Geometry and Surface Invariants.- Parametrization via Legendre's Integrals.- Parameterization via Weierstrass's Functions.- Geodesics on the Drop.- Questions for Future Work.- Equations of Equilibrium States of Membranes.- Canham Model.- Key Assumptions in the Model.- Helfrich and Deuling Model.- Ou-Yang and Helfrich Model.- Symmetries of the Shape Equation.- Exact Solutions and Applications.- Unduloids and Nerve Fibers.- Mathematical Model of the Cole Experiment.- Fusion of Membranes.- Cylindrical Membranes.- Beyond Delaunay Surfaces.- Epilogue.- A Elliptical Integrals and Functions.- A.1 Jacobian Elliptic Functions.- A.2 Weierstrassian Elliptic Functions.- References.- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 516.36; Mathematics; Geometry, Differential; Geometry, Differential; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biophysics; Technology & Engineering -- Mechanical; Mathematics -- Applied; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Biophysics; Mechanics of solids; Mathematical modelling; Mathematical physics; Physiology_xMathematics; Mechanics, applied; Applied mathematics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319612447; 3319612441
• Related ISBNs: 9783319612423
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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