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The equilibrium shape of an elastic developable Möbius strip
Author(s) -
Starostin E.L.,
van der Heijden G.H.M.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200700858
Subject(s) - developable surface , geometry , möbius strip , mathematics , materials science , classical mechanics , mathematical analysis , physics , surface (topology)
A variational geometrical approach is applied to find the characteristic shape of the Möbius strip made of an inextensible rectangular sheet. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)