On the Cauchy problem for a dynamical Euler's elastica

Details On the Cauchy problem for a dynamical Euler's elastica On the Cauchy problem for a dynamical Euler's elastica

2002-02-26

arxiv.org/abs/math/0202278v2

Communications in PDE 28 (2003), 271-300

Mathematics

Analysis of PDEs

31 pages. Revised introduction

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The dynamics for a thin, closed loop inextensible Euler's elastica moving in three dimensions are considered. The equations of motion for the elastica include a wave equation involving fourth order spatial derivatives and a second order elliptic equation for its tension. A Hasimoto transformation is used to rewrite the equations in convenient coordinates for the space and time derivatives of the tangent vector. A feature of this elastica is that it exhibits time-dependent monodromy. A frame parallel-transported along the elastica is in general only quasi-periodic, resulting in time-dependent boundary conditions for the coordinates. This complication is addressed by a gauge transformation, after which a contraction mapping argument can be applied. Local existence and uniqueness of elastica solutions are established for initial data in suitable Sobolev spaces.

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