Open AccessSmectic pores and defect cores
Author(s) -
Elisabetta A. Matsumoto,
Randall D. Kamien,
Christian D. Santangelo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
interface focus
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2042-8901
pISSN - 2042-8898
DOI - 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0095
Subject(s) - lamellar structure , nonlinear system , riemann hypothesis , riemann surface , minimal surface , computer science , materials science , physics , statistical physics , mathematics , chemical physics , pure mathematics , composite material , quantum mechanics
Riemann's minimal surfaces, a one-parameter family of minimal surfaces, describe a bicontinuous lamellar system with pores connecting alternating layers. We demonstrate explicitly that Riemann's minimal surfaces are composed of a nonlinear sum of two oppositely handed helicoids.
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