Elastic strips

DOI10.1007/S00229-010-0369-XMaRDI QIDQ604233zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors David Chubelaschwili, Ulrich Pinkall

Publication date 10 November 2010

Published in Manuscripta Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1001.4025

zbMATH Keywords

binormal indicatrixconservation lawelastic stripintegrable systemMöbius stripspherical elastic curvetangent indicatrix

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relations of infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian dynamical systems with topology, geometry and differential geometry (37K25) Curves in Euclidean and related spaces (53A04)

Abstract: Motivated by the problem of finding an explicit description of a developable narrow Moebius strip of minimal bending energy, which was first formulated by M. Sadowsky in 1930, we will develop the theory of elastic strips. Recently E.L. Starostin and G.H.M. van der Heijden found a numerical description for an elastic Moebius strip, but did not give an integrable solution. We derive two conservation laws, which describe the equilibrium equations of elastic strips. In applying these laws we find two new classes of integrable elastic strips which correspond to spherical elastic curves. We establish a connection between Hopf tori and force--free strips, which are defined by one of the integrable strips, we have found. We introduce the P--functional and relate it to elastic strips.

Review text

This paper deals with the so-called Sadowsky functional \[ S(\gamma) = \int\limits_\gamma k^2(1+\frac{\kappa^2}{k^2})^2 \,ds \] defined on the set of regular Frenet curves \(\gamma\subset\mathbb R^3\); here, \(k\) and \(\kappa\) stand for the curvature and torsion of \(\gamma\), respectively. By definition, \(\gamma\) generates an elastic strip if it is a critical point for \(S\) among all variations leaving the length fixed. Such elastic strips are discussed from the point of view of integrable geometry. Introducing two particular vector fields, a force vector and a torque vector, defined explicitly in terms of the Frenet frame and curvatures of \(\gamma\), the authors derive two conservation laws, which describe the equilibrium equations of elastic strips. These conservation laws are applied to find two new classes of integrable elastic strips, called elastic momentum strips and force-free strips, which correspond (via binormal and tangent indicatrices) to spherical elastic curves, see [\textit{J. Langer} and \textit{D. A. Singer}, J. Differ. Geom. 20, 1--22 (1984; Zbl 0554.53013)]. Furthermore, an original connection between Hopf tori and force-free strips is established.

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