scholarly journals Depinning of domain walls with an internal degree of freedom

2009 ◽  
Vol 80 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Lecomte ◽  
S. E. Barnes ◽  
J.-P. Eckmann ◽  
T. Giamarchi
Keyword(s):  
Domain Walls ◽  
Internal Degree ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Internal Degree Of Freedom

scholarly journals Isotropic Brillouin spectra of liquids having an internal degree of freedom

2007 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 014508 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Patkowski ◽  
J. Gapinski ◽  
G. Meier ◽  
H. Kriegs
Keyword(s):  
Internal Degree ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Internal Degree Of Freedom

201 The effect of internal degree of freedom on the nucleation of bubble

2001 ◽  
Vol 2001 (0) ◽  
pp. 25
Author(s):  
Takashi TOKUMASU ◽  
Kenjiro KAMIJO ◽  
Yoichiro MATSUMOTO
Keyword(s):  
Internal Degree ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Internal Degree Of Freedom

scholarly journals Single degree of freedom everting ring linkages with nonorientable topology

2018 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Schönke ◽  
Eliot Fried
Keyword(s):  
Twist Angle ◽  
Rigid Bodies ◽  
Internal Degree ◽  
Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Planar Mechanisms ◽  
Single Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Robotic Arms ◽  
Ring Molecules ◽  
Internal Degree Of Freedom ◽  
Four Bar Linkage

Linkages are assemblies of rigid bodies connected through joints. They serve as the basis for force- and movement-managing devices ranging from ordinary pliers to high-precision robotic arms. Aside from planar mechanisms, like the well-known four-bar linkage, only a few linkages with a single internal degree of freedom—meaning that they can change shape in only one way and may thus be easily controlled—have been known to date. Here, we present “Möbius kaleidocycles,” a previously undiscovered class of single-internal degree of freedom ring linkages containing nontrivial examples of spatially underconstrained mechanisms. A Möbius kaleidocycle is made from seven or more identical links joined by revolute hinges. These links dictate a specific twist angle between neighboring hinges, and the hinge orientations induce a nonorientable topology equivalent to the topology of a3π-twist Möbius band. Apart from having many technological applications, including perhaps the design of organic ring molecules with peculiar electronic properties, Möbius kaleidocycles raise fundamental questions about geometry, topology, and the limitations of mobility for closed loop linkages.

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