The Many Faces of Elastica

• Main Authors: Mladenov, Ivaïlo M. (Author), Hadzhilazova, Mariana (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; Mathematical physics.; Biomathematics.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences.; Mathematical Physics.

This book provides an introduction to the mathematical aspects of Euler's elastic theory and its application. The approach is rigorous, as well as visually depicted, and can be easily digested. The first few chapters introduce the needed mathematical concepts from geometry and variational calcu...