On end rotation for open rods undergoing large deformations

Quarterly of Applied Mathematics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 385-402

  Van Der Heijden, G H M ^a   Peletier, M A ^b   Planque R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

End rotation; Large deformations; Rod theory; Twist; Writhe

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; ROTATION;

ELASTIC ROD; ROD THEORY; TWIST; VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS; WRITHE;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 47149111408     PISSN: 0033569X     EISSN: 15524485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0033-569X-07-01049-X     Document Type: Article

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