Diffuse interface energies capturing the Euler number: Relaxation and renomalization

Communications in Mathematical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 233-242

  Du, Qiang ^a   Liu, Chun ^a   Ryham, Rolf ^b   Wang, Xiaoqiang ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending energy; Diffuse interface; Euler number; Implicitly defined surfaces; Interfacial energy; Phase field; Surface tension; Topological index; Vesicle membrane

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248379040     PISSN: 15396746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/CMS.2007.v5.n1.a10     Document Type: Article

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