The geometry of soft materials: a primer
- 11 September 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Reviews of Modern Physics
- Vol. 74 (4), 953-971
- https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.74.953
Abstract
This article presents an overview of the differential geometry of curves and surfaces using examples from soft matter as illustrations. The presentation requires a background only in vector calculus and is otherwise self-contained.Keywords
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