Multiple Solutions in Euler’s Elastic Problem

The paper is devoted to multiple solutions of the classical problem on stationary configurations of an elastic rod on a plane; we describe boundary values for which there are more than two optimal configurations of a rod (optimal elasticae). We define sets of points where three or four optimal elasticae come together with the same value of elastic energy. We study all configurations that can be translated into each other by symmetries, i.e., reflections at the center of the elastica chord and reflections at the middle perpendicular to the elastica chord. For the first symmetry, the ends of the rod are directed in opposite directions, and the corresponding boundary values lie on a disk. For the second symmetry, the boundary values lie on a Möbius strip. As a result, we study both sets numerically and in some cases analytically; in each case, we find sets of points with several optimal configurations of the rod. These points form the currently known part of the reachability set where elasticae lose global optimality.

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Euler elastic, optimal control, Maxwell stratum, symmetry, theory of elasticity, elliptic integral

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28.09.2018

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29.09.2018

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GOST	Ardentov A. Multiple Solutions in Euler’s Elastic Problem // Avtomatika i Telemekhanika – 2018. – Issue 7 C. 22-40 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/ait/s000523100000265-5-1-en (circulation date: 23.03.2025). DOI: 10.31857/S000523100000265-5
MLA	Ardentov, Andrey "Multiple Solutions in Euler’s Elastic Problem." Avtomatika i Telemekhanika 7 (2018):22-40. DOI: 10.31857/S000523100000265-5
APA	Ardentov A. (2018). Multiple Solutions in Euler’s Elastic Problem. Avtomatika i Telemekhanika (7), pp.22-40 DOI: 10.31857/S000523100000265-5

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