Gaussian curvature from flat elastica sheets

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 467, Issue 2128, 2011, Pages 1121-1140

  Modes, C D ^a   Bhattacharya, K ^b   Warner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti cones; Cones; Disclinations; Nematic; Solids

Indexed keywords

ANTI-CONES; DEVELOPABLE SURFACES; DIRECTOR FIELDS; DISCLINATION DEFECTS; DISCLINATIONS; ELASTICA; FLAT SHEETS; GAUSSIAN CURVATURES; MACROSCOPIC OBJECTS; MICRO-SCALES; NEMATIC; SWITCHABLE; TOPOLOGICAL CHARGES;

SURFACES;

EID: 79954496009     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2010.0352     Document Type: Article

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