Geometry of membranes

zbMATH Open1244.74081arXiv1106.2370MaRDI QIDQ442772FDOQ442772

Authors: Z. C. Tu 

Publication date: 5 August 2012

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Symmetry in Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This review reports some theoretical results on the Geometry of membranes. The governing equations to describe equilibrium configurations of lipid vesicles, lipid membranes with free edges, and chiral lipid membranes are derived from the variation of free energies of these structures. Some analytic solutions to these equations and their corresponding configurations are also shown.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.2370

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Biomechanical solid mechanics (74L15) Surfaces in Euclidean and related spaces (53A05) Biomechanics (92C10) Membranes (74K15)

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