Evolution of curves on a surface driven by the geodesic curvature and external force

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-362

  Mikula, Karol ^a   Ševčovič, Daniel ^b  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

35B35; 35K55; 53C44; AMS Classifications: 35K65; Closed geodesic curve; External force; Flow of surface curves; Geodesic curvature; Linearized stability; Lyapunov functional

Indexed keywords

EID: 52349116317     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036810500333604     Document Type: Article

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