Axially Symmetric Helfrich Spheres

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Main Authors: López, Rafael, Palmer, Bennett, Pámpano, Álvaro
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Published: 2025
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author López, Rafael
Palmer, Bennett
Pámpano, Álvaro
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Palmer, Bennett
Pámpano, Álvaro
contents Smooth axially symmetric Helfrich topological spheres are either round or else they must satisfy a second order equation known as the reduced membrane equation [17]. In this paper, we show that, conversely, axially symmetric closed genus zero solutions of the reduced membrane equation which, in addition, satisfy a rescaling condition are axially symmetric Helfrich spheres. We also exploit this characterization to geometrically describe these surfaces and present convincing evidence that they are symmetric with respect to a suitable plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation and that they belong to a particular infinite discrete family of surfaces.
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spellingShingle Axially Symmetric Helfrich Spheres
López, Rafael
Palmer, Bennett
Pámpano, Álvaro
Differential Geometry
Smooth axially symmetric Helfrich topological spheres are either round or else they must satisfy a second order equation known as the reduced membrane equation [17]. In this paper, we show that, conversely, axially symmetric closed genus zero solutions of the reduced membrane equation which, in addition, satisfy a rescaling condition are axially symmetric Helfrich spheres. We also exploit this characterization to geometrically describe these surfaces and present convincing evidence that they are symmetric with respect to a suitable plane orthogonal to the axis of rotation and that they belong to a particular infinite discrete family of surfaces.
title Axially Symmetric Helfrich Spheres
topic Differential Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15668