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.
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
45 pages, RevTeX, 12 eps figures