Geometry and Mechanics of Leaves and the Role of Weakly-Irregular Isometric Immersions
Thin elastic objects, including leaves, flowers, plastic sheets and sails, are ubiquitous in nature and their technological applications are growing with the introduction of hydrogel thin-films, flexible electronics and environmentally responsive gels. The intricate rippling and buckling patterns ar...
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The University of Arizona.
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/625653 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/625653 |