Capturing the helical to spiral transitions in thin ribbons of nematic elastomers
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❄️ cond-mat.soft
cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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calculationelastomersenergynematicribbonsthintransitionbending
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We provide a quantitative description of the helicoid--to--spiral transition in thin ribbons of nematic elastomers using an elementary calculation based on a Koiter-type plate with incompatible reference configuration. Our calculation confirms that such transition is ruled by the competition between stretching energy and bending energy.
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