Year: 2017
Type: preprint
Abstract: We consider planar networks of three curves that meet at two junctions with prescribed equal angles, minimizing a combination of the elastic energy and the length functional. We prove existence and regularity of minimizers, and we show some properties of the minimal configurations.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Institutions: Universität Ulm, University of Pisa, University of Regensburg
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2779190867