Existence of optimal flat ribbons

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Main Authors: Blatt, Simon, Raffaelli, Matteo
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Published: 2023
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author Blatt, Simon
Raffaelli, Matteo
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Raffaelli, Matteo
contents We apply the direct method of the calculus of variations to show that any nonplanar Frenet curve in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ can be extended to an infinitely narrow flat ribbon having minimal bending energy. We also show that, in general, minimizers are not free of planar points, yet such points must be isolated under the mild condition that the torsion does not vanish.
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spellingShingle Existence of optimal flat ribbons
Blatt, Simon
Raffaelli, Matteo
Differential Geometry
Classical Analysis and ODEs
49Q10, 53A05 (Primary) 49J45, 74B20, 74K20 (Secondary)
We apply the direct method of the calculus of variations to show that any nonplanar Frenet curve in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$ can be extended to an infinitely narrow flat ribbon having minimal bending energy. We also show that, in general, minimizers are not free of planar points, yet such points must be isolated under the mild condition that the torsion does not vanish.
title Existence of optimal flat ribbons
topic Differential Geometry
Classical Analysis and ODEs
49Q10, 53A05 (Primary) 49J45, 74B20, 74K20 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.07311