Static solutions of an elastic rod in a helical shape without twist
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Motivated by observations about twining plants we study the static equilibrium solutions of untwisted, elastic rods in a helical shape. This work is an extension and specialization of [2]. We extend it by considering rods with intrinsic curvature and we specialize it by only considering helical solutions. Biology motivates these considerations.
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