Abstract
In this paper we investigate the L 2-flow of elastic curves with clamped boundary conditions in n-dimensional Euclidean spaces. The L 2-flow corresponds to a fourth-order parabolic equation. In the case of closed curves, the long-time existence of solutions of this evolution equation has been derived in the literature. We extend this result to the case of open (i.e., non-closed) curves with clamped boundary conditions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6414-6428 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Differential Equations |
Volume | 252 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 Jun 15 |
Keywords
- Clamped boundary condition
- Elastic curve
- Fourth-order flow
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analysis
- Applied Mathematics