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JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL
Volume 41, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/41/5/055203
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A variational framework is introduced to describe how a surface bends when it is subject to local constraints on its geometry. This framework is applied to describe the patterns of a folded sheet of paper. The unstretchability of paper implies a constraint on the surface metric; bending is penalized by an energy quadratic in mean curvature. The local Lagrange multipliers enforcing the constraint are identified with a conserved tangential stress that couples to the extrinsic curvature of the sheet. The framework is illustrated by examining the deformation of a flat sheet into a generalized cone.
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