Snapping elastic curves as a one-dimensional analogue of two-component lipid bilayers

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1027-1042

  Helmers, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

convergence; elastic curves; phase field model; two component membrane

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC CURVES; FINITE NUMBER; LIPID BILAYER MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PHASE FIELD MODELS; PHASE FIELDS; PLANAR CURVES; SMOOTH CURVES; SPONTANEOUS CURVATURE; THEORETICAL RESULT; TWO-COMPONENT;

ELASTICITY;

LIPID BILAYERS;

EID: 79957834649     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202511005234     Document Type: Article

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