• Title: Differential Geometry: From Elastic Curves to Willmore Surfaces
• Author(s) Ulrich Pinkall, Oliver Gross
• Publisher: Birkhäuser; 2024th edition (February 14, 2024); eBook (Creative Commons Licensed)
• License(s): Creative Commons License (CC)
• Hardcover: 214 pages
• eBook: PDF and ePub
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3031398378
• ISBN-13: 978-3031398377
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Book Description

This open access book covers the main topics for a course on the differential geometry of curves and surfaces. There is a strong focus on variational problems, ranging from elastic curves to surfaces that minimize area, or the Willmore functional.

• Ulrich Pinkall is a German mathematician, specializing in differential geometry and computer graphics.

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