Tension-induced multistability in inextensible helical ribbons

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dc.creatorStarostin, E. L.
dc.creatorvan der Heijden, G. H. M.
dc.date2008-04-02
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dc.descriptionWe study the non-monotonic force-extension behaviour of helical ribbons using a new model for inextensible elastic strips. Unlike previous rod models our model predicts hysteresis behaviour for low-pitch ribbons of arbitrary material properties. Associated with it is a first-order transition between two different helical states as observed in experiments with cholesterol ribbons. Numerical solutions show non-uniform uncoiling with hysteresis also occurring under controlled tension. They furthermore reveal a new uncoiling scenario in which a ribbon of very low pitch shears under tension and successively releases a sequence of almost planar loops. Our results may be relevant for nanoscale devices such as force probes.
dc.description11 pages, 6 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0419
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0804.0419
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 101, 0834301 (2008) 4p
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.084301
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167110
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.titleTension-induced multistability in inextensible helical ribbons
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