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The Geometry of Soft Materials: A Primer

Soft Condensed Matter 2009-11-07 v2 Materials Science Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We present 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.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0203127,
  title  = {The Geometry of Soft Materials: A Primer},
  author = {Randall D. Kamien},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0203127},
  year   = {2009}
}

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45 pages, RevTeX, 12 eps figures