Sub-singularities for shaping thin sheets

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Autores principales: Witten, Thomas A., Movsheva, Anna
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author Witten, Thomas A.
Movsheva, Anna
author_facet Witten, Thomas A.
Movsheva, Anna
contents The principles behind the sharp, singular structures in a crumpled sheet are well understood. Here we discuss more general ways of exploiting such sharp structures to control the shape of a sheet by deforming or forcing it elsewhere. Often, the induced shape leads to further sharp structures -- ``sub-singularities". Though weaker and softer than the primary singularities, they nevertheless provide robust ways of shaping a sheet. In simple cases we understand the reason for these and their strength. This paper surveys a broad range of other sub-structure phenomena and reports recent progress in understanding some of them.
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spellingShingle Sub-singularities for shaping thin sheets
Witten, Thomas A.
Movsheva, Anna
Soft Condensed Matter
The principles behind the sharp, singular structures in a crumpled sheet are well understood. Here we discuss more general ways of exploiting such sharp structures to control the shape of a sheet by deforming or forcing it elsewhere. Often, the induced shape leads to further sharp structures -- ``sub-singularities". Though weaker and softer than the primary singularities, they nevertheless provide robust ways of shaping a sheet. In simple cases we understand the reason for these and their strength. This paper surveys a broad range of other sub-structure phenomena and reports recent progress in understanding some of them.
title Sub-singularities for shaping thin sheets
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.16701