Metastability of a circular o-ring due to intrinsic curvature

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 333-336

  Charitat, T ^a   Fourcade, B ^a  

^a INSTITUT LAUE LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

03.40. t Classical mechanics of continuous media: general mathematical aspects; 05.90.+m Other topics in statistical physics and thermodynamics; 62.20.Dc Elasticity of solids

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); STABILITY; TORSIONAL STRESS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

HAMILTONIAN; INTRINSIC CURVATURE; METASTABILITY;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

EID: 0031621653     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050191     Document Type: Article

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