Approximation of the Helfrich’s Functional via Diffuse Interfaces
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We give a rigorous proof of the approximability of the so-called Helfrich’s functional via diffuse interfaces, under a constraint on the ratio between the bending rigidity and the Gauss-rigidity.
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