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Small deformations of Helfrich energy minimising surfaces with applications to biomembranes

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Elliott, Charles M., Fritz, Hans and Hobbs, Graham (2017) Small deformations of Helfrich energy minimising surfaces with applications to biomembranes. Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 27 (8). pp. 1547-1586. doi:10.1142/s0218202517500269

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.1142/s0218202517500269

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Abstract

In this paper we introduce a mathematical model for small deformations induced by external forces of closed surfaces that are minimisers of Helfrich-type energies. Our model is suitable for the study of deformations of cell membranes induced by the cytoskeleton. We describe the deformation of the surface as a graph over the undeformed surface. A new Lagrangian and the associated Euler-Lagrange equations for the height function of the graph are derived. This is the natural generalisation of the well known linearisation in the Monge gauge for initially flat surfaces. We discuss energy perturbations of point constraints and point forces acting on the surface. We establish existence and uniqueness results for weak solutions on spheres and on tori. Algorithms for the computation of numerical solutions in the general setting are provided. We present numerical examples which highlight the behaviour of the surface deformations in different settings at the end of the paper.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Mathematics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Surfaces, Differential equations, Elliptic, Lagrange equations
Journal or Publication Title: Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
ISSN: 0218-2025
Official Date: 12 June 2017
Dates:
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12 June 2017Published
24 March 2017Accepted
Volume: 27
Number: 8
Page Range: pp. 1547-1586
DOI: 10.1142/s0218202517500269
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
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