| Literature DB >> 24098846 |
Elisabetta A Matsumoto1, Randall D Kamien, Christian D Santangelo.
Abstract
Riemann's minimal surfaces, a one-parameter family of minimal surfaces, describe a bicontinuous lamellar system with pores connecting alternating layers. We demonstrate explicitly that Riemann's minimal surfaces are composed of a nonlinear sum of two oppositely handed helicoids.Keywords: minimal surfaces; smectic liquid crystals; topological defects
Year: 2012 PMID: 24098846 PMCID: PMC3438569 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2011.0095
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interface Focus ISSN: 2042-8898 Impact factor: 3.906