Asymptotic Shape of a Fullerene Ball
T. A. Witten; Hao Li; T. A. Witten; James Franck Institute, University of Chicago - Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Hao Li; James Franck Institute, University of Chicago - Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Журнал:
EPL (Europhysics Letters)
Дата:
1993-07-01
Аннотация:
We infer scaling of the shape and energy of a space-enclosing elastic sheet such as a large fullerene ball of linear dimension R. Stretching deformation is crucial in determining the optimal shape, in conjunction with bending. The asymptotic shape of a symmetrical fullerene ball is a flat-sided polyhedron whose edges have an average curvature radius of order R<sup>2/3</sup>. The predicted asymptotic energy is concentrated in these edges and is of order R<sup>1/3</sup>. Analogous edges with this scaling property should occur generally in elastic sheets with discrete disclinations.
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