Shapes of a Suspended Curly Hair
We investigate how natural curvature affects the configuration of a thin elastic rod suspended under its own weight, as when a single strand of hair hangs under gravity. We combine precision desktop experiments, numerics, and theoretical analysis to explore the equilibrium shapes set by the coupled...
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American Physical Society
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/87757 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3984-828X |