SHAPE EQUATIONS FOR AXISYMMETRICAL VESICLES - A CLARIFICATION

Authors
JULICHER F SEIFERT U
Citation
F. Julicher et U. Seifert, SHAPE EQUATIONS FOR AXISYMMETRICAL VESICLES - A CLARIFICATION, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 49(5), 1994, pp. 4728-4731
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
49
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Part
B
Pages
4728 - 4731
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1994)49:5<4728:SEFAV->2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We derive the shape equations for axisymmetric vesicles and show that they are identical to the general shape equation [Ou-Yang Zhong-Can an d W. Helfrich, Phys. Rev. A 39, 5280 (1989)] specialized to axisymmetr y. We consider three different topologies (an axisymmetric membrane se gment suspended between two circular rings and closed vesicles of sphe rical and toroidal topology). We point out that the shape equations ar e independent of the variational method used.