The Study of Complex Shapes of Fluid Membranes, the Helfrich Functional and New Applications

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-41945-9_4zbMath1387.49063OpenAlexW2510499888MaRDI QIDQ4609497

Zhanchun Tu, Zhong-can Ou-Yang

Publication date: 3 April 2018

Published in: Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41945-9_4

zbMATH Keywords

configurationmembraneHelfrich functional

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M30) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Optimization of shapes other than minimal surfaces (49Q10)

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