Geometric variational problems with cross-sectional constraints

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dc.contributor.advisorHardt, Robert M.en_US
dc.creatorMeng, Zhengen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:21:29Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:21:29Zen_US
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.description.abstractWe study here some geometric variational problems motivated by the modeling of plants' growth. In Chapter 2, we conclude the general existence of an area minimizing surface with given boundary on two parallel hyperplanes and the constraint that the intersection of the surface with each hyperplane parallel to these of the boundary encloses the same area. In Chapter 3, we study the area minimizing surface in R 3 whose intersection with each of the hyperplanes R 2 x {h}, h ∈ [0, 1] encloses a prescribed area. We conclude that, up to a translation, the minimizer exists and is invariant under revolution. In Chapter 4, as a specific case of the problem in Chapter 2, the minimizing surface bounded by two parallel circles of the same size is studied carefully. We conclude that such an area minimizing surface is the skewed cylinder determined by the two circles. In Chapter 5, we study an analogous energy minimizing problem in PDE with a boundary constraint and a cross-sectional constraint on the L1 norm over a rectangular region. The even terms and the conditions for the odd terms in the Fourier expansion of the energy minimizer are given.en_US
dc.format.extent57 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS MATH. 2005 MENGen_US
dc.identifier.citationMeng, Zheng. "Geometric variational problems with cross-sectional constraints." (2005) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18846">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/18846</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/18846en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectMathematicsen_US
dc.titleGeometric variational problems with cross-sectional constraintsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentMathematicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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