Bending and stretching in a narrow ribbon of nematic polymer networks

DOI10.1007/s10659-022-09978-1zbMath1529.74009arXiv2209.01388OpenAlexW4316500161MaRDI QIDQ6064111

Epifanio G. Virga, Harmeet Singh

Publication date: 8 November 2023

Published in: Journal of Elasticity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.01388

zbMATH Keywords

energy functionalvariational problemnematic glassout-of-plane ribbon bendingsoft matter elasticitythermally activated material

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Thermal effects in solid mechanics (74F05) Energy minimization in equilibrium problems in solid mechanics (74G65) Thin films (74K35) Liquid crystals (76A15)

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