Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2006-10-27
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
Revtex 4, 13 Figures, submitted to Phys Rev E
Scientific paper
In this paper we examine numerically the properties, especially the scaling properties, of an isolated crescent singularity similar to that of a developable cone. The desired isolated crescent region is produced by applying six potential forces to an elastic sheet in a controlled way, for which no central pushing force is required. Two types of length scales of the crescent are identified and shown to scale differently with the thickness and the separation of potentials. It is found that in one direction, the width of the crescent scales with both thickness and separation to the 1/2 power. In the other direction, the radius of curvature of the crescent scales with thickness to the 1/3 power and separation to the 2/3 power, in agreement with previous observation for the crescent size of a developable cone. We expect our findings of the double features of the crescent singularity to have importance in understanding the puzzling scaling behavior of the crescent.
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