A geometric theory on the elasticity of bio-membranes

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/37/47/010zbMath1057.92029arXivcond-mat/0403309OpenAlexW2045579466MaRDI QIDQ4659971

Zhanchun Tu, Zhong-can Ou-Yang

Publication date: 21 March 2005

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0403309

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Cell biology (92C37) Classical differential geometry (53A99) Differential invariants (local theory), geometric objects (53A55)

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