Why the grain in tree trunks spirals: a mechanical perspective

DOI10.1007/S00158-003-0311-XMaRDI QIDQ438476zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Seubpong Leelavanichkul, Andrej V. Cherkaev

Publication date 31 July 2012

Published in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-003-0311-x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Plant biology (92C80) Optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P99)

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