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Origin of Unusually High Rigidity in Selected Helical Coil Structures (1706.03288v1)
Published 10 Jun 2017 in cond-mat.soft and cond-mat.mtrl-sci
Abstract: Using continuum elasticity theory, we describe the elastic behavior of helical coils with an asymmetric double-helix structure and identify conditions, under which they become very rigid. Theoretical insight gained for macro-structures including a stretched telephone cord and an unsupported helical staircase is universal and of interest for the elastic behavior of helical structures on the micro- and nanometer scale.
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