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Geometric Renormalization and a Chirality Threshold in Recursively Coiled Filaments

Soft Condensed Matter 2026-07-24 v1 Classical Physics

Abstract

Repeated coiling creates a filament hierarchy. We formulate helicalization as an iterated map acting on an arbitrary rod compliance, rather than homogenizing one prescribed construction. A marginal Jordan mode yields an outer-radius inverse-square stiffness class, while pitch disorder creates a Lyapunov threshold between amplified and screened extension--twist response. An exact finite-level rate distinguishes representative amplified and screened cases by level three; direct three-dimensional beam calculations validate the response through level four and convergence through level five.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.22158,
  title  = {Geometric Renormalization and a Chirality Threshold in Recursively Coiled Filaments},
  author = {Hiroyuki Shima},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.22158},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

6 pages, 3 figures; 10-page Supplemental Material included as an ancillary file