How paper folds: bending with local constraints

Details How paper folds: bending with local constraints How paper folds: bending with local constraints

2007-12-06

arxiv.org/abs/0712.0978v1

J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008) 055203.

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

20 pages, 1 figure

Scientific paper

10.1088/1751-8113/41/5/055203

A variational framework is introduced to describe how a surface bends when it is subject to local constraints on its geometry. This framework is applied to describe the patterns of a folded sheet of paper. The unstretchability of paper implies a constraint on the surface metric; bending is penalized by an energy quadratic in mean curvature. The local Lagrange multipliers enforcing the constraint are identified with a conserved tangential stress that couples to the extrinsic curvature of the sheet. The framework is illustrated by examining the deformation of a flat sheet into a generalized cone.

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