Solution of the Kirchhoff-Plateau problem

DOI10.1007/S00332-017-9359-4zbMATH Open1365.74085arXiv1606.05078OpenAlexW3104442534WikidataQ41076544 ScholiaQ41076544MaRDI QIDQ2359427FDOQ2359427

Luca Lussardi, Eliot Fried, G. G. Giusteri

Publication date: 28 June 2017

Published in: Journal of Nonlinear Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Kirchhoff-Plateau problem concerns the equilibrium shapes of a system in which a flexible filament in the form of a closed loop is spanned by a liquid film, with the filament being modeled as a Kirchhoff rod and the action of the spanning surface being solely due to surface tension. We establish the existence of an equilibrium shape that minimizes the total energy of the system under the physical constraint of non-interpenetration of matter, but allowing for points on the surface of the bounding loop to come into contact. In our treatment, the bounding loop retains a finite cross-sectional thickness and a nonvanishing volume, while the liquid film is represented by a set with finite two-dimensional Hausdorff measure. Moreover, the region where the liquid film touches the surface of the bounding loop is not prescribed a priori. Our mathematical results substantiate the physical relevance of the chosen model. Indeed, no matter how strong is the competition between surface tension and the elastic response of the filament, the system is always able to adjust to achieve a configuration that complies with the physical constraints encountered in experiments.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.05078

zbMATH Keywords

Plateau problemminimal surfaceliquid filmKirchhoff rodtopological constraintsstable equilibria

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Minimal surfaces and optimization (49Q05) Energy minimization in equilibrium problems in solid mechanics (74G65) Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10)

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