2/2010 - Planar loops with prescribed curvature: existence, multiplicity and uniqueness results
Roberta Musina
| Titolo | Planar loops with prescribed curvature: existence, multiplicity and uniqueness results |
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| Numero | 2/2010 |
| Sottomesso da | Roberta Musina |
| Sottomesso il | 4/3/2010 |
| Stato | Submitted for publication |
| Autori | Roberta Musina |
| Abstract | Let $k:Cto R$ be a smooth given function. A $k$-loop is a closed curve $u$ in $C$ having prescribed curvature $k(p)$ at every point $pin u$. We use variational methods to provide sufficient conditions for the existence of $k$-loops. Then we show that a breaking symmetry phenomenon may produce multiple $k$-loops, in particular when $k$ is radially symmetric and somewhere increasing. If $k>0$ is radially symmetric and non increasing we prove that any embedded $k$-loop is a circle, that is, round circles are the only convex loops in $C$ whose curvature is a non increasing function of the Euclidean distance from a fixed point. The result is sharp, as there exist radially increasing curvatures $k>0$ which have embedded $k$-loops that are not circles. |
| File | 2-2010-musina.pdf |