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The Jacobi and Weierstrass elliptic functions used to be part of the standard mathematical arsenal of physics students. They appear as solutions of many important problems in classical mechanics: the motion of a planar pendulum (Jacobi),…
The problem of whether different projectivizations of the same affine knot $K\subset\mathbb{S}^3$ are equivalent in $\mathbb{R}\mathbb{P}^3$ can be found in [11] and has also been posed as an open question in [15]. In this note we provide a…
The paper presents a method to compute the Jacobi's elliptic function \texttt{sn} on the period parallelogram. For fixed $m$ it requires first to compute the complete elliptic integrals $K=K(m)$ and $K'=K(1-m).$ The Newton method is used to…
It has been argued based on electric-magnetic duality and other ingredients that the Jones polynomial of a knot in three dimensions can be computed by counting the solutions of certain gauge theory equations in four dimensions. Here, we…
In this paper, we point out that many Jacobi elliptic function solutions to non-linear differential equation(NDE) can be transformed each other via the modulus and phase transformation of Jacobi elliptic function. Therefore these solutions…
The problem of the motion of a particle in an asymmetric double well is solved explicitly in terms of the Weierstrass and Jacobi elliptic functions. While the solution of the orbital motion is expressed simply in terms of the Weierstrass…
Probably the most natural energy functional to be considered for knotted strings is the one given by the electrostatic repulsion. In the absence of counter-charges, a charged, knotted string evolving along the energy gradient of…
We study the elastic Herglotz wave functions, which are entire solutions of the spectral Navier equation appearing in the linearized elasticity theory with $L^2-$far-field patterns. We characterize in three-dimensions the set of these…
Using classical differential geometry, the problem of elastic curves and surfaces in the presence of long-range interactions $\Phi$, is posed. Starting from a variational principle, the balance of elastic forces and the corresponding…
We consider the inverse fault friction problem of determining the friction coefficient in the Tresca friction model, which can be formulated as an inverse problem for differential inequalities. We show that the measurements of elastic waves…
The nonlinear mechanics of a flexible elastic rod constrained at its edges by a pair of sliding sleeves is analyzed. The planar equilibrium configurations of this variable-length elastica are found to have shape defined only by the…
We survey some results on scalar curvature and properties of solutions to the Einstein constraint equations. Topics include an extended discussion of asymptotically flat solutions to the constraint equations, including recent results on the…
We study the integrable system of first order differential equations $\omega_i(v)'=\alpha_i\,\prod_{j\neq i}\omega_j(v)$, $(1\!\leq i, j\leq\! N)$ as an initial value problem, with real coefficients $\alpha_i$ and initial conditions…
We perform a compare-and-contrast investigation between the equilibrium shapes of physical and ideal trefoil knots, both in closed and open configurations. Ideal knots are purely geometric abstractions for the tightest configuration tied in…
We report on the geometry and mechanics of knotted stiff strings. We discuss both closed and open knots. Our two main results are: (i) Their equilibrium energy as well as the equilibrium tension for open knots depend on the type of knot as…
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