Curve-shortening of open elastic curves with repelling endpoints: a minimizing movements approach (Q2171952)
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Curve-shortening of open elastic curves with repelling endpoints: a minimizing movements approach (English)
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12 September 2022
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Summary: We study an \(L^2\)-type gradient flow of an immersed elastic curve in \(\mathbb{R}^2\) whose endpoints repel each other via a Coulomb potential. By De Giorgi's minimizing movements scheme we prove long-time existence of the flow. The work is complemented by several numerical experiments.
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geometric evolution equations
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Willmore flow
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minimizing movements
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curve shortening flow with interacting endpoints
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long-time existence
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