Abstract
The helix hand reversal exhibited by the tendrils of climbing plants when attached to a support is investigated. Modeled as a thin elastic rod with intrinsic curvature, a linear and nonlinear stability analysis shows the problem to be a paradigm for curvature induced morphogenesis in which symmetry breaking is constrained by a global invariant.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1564-1567 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 16 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)