A phase field approach in the numerical study of the elastic bending energy for vesicle membranes
A phase field approach in the numerical study of the elastic bending energy for vesicle membranes
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jcp.2004.01.029
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发表时间:
2004-08-10
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
Wang, XQ
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作者:
Du, Q;Liu, C;Wang, XQ
In this paper, we compute the equilibrium configurations of a vesicle membrane under elastic bending energy, with prescribed volume and surface area. A variational phase field method is developed for such a problem. Discrete finite difference approximations and numerical simulations are carried out in the axial symmetrical cases. Different energetic bifurcation phenomena are discussed. (C) 2004 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.