A finite element scheme for the evolution of orientational order in fluid membranes

ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-31

  Bartels, Soren ^a   Dolzmann, Georg ^b   Nochetto, Ricardo H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomembrane; Curvature; Orientational order

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950181299     PISSN: 28227840     EISSN: 28047214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/2009040     Document Type: Article

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