Crystallization is a well-explored natural phenomenon where atoms or molecules arrange themselves into highly organized solid ...

Static equilibrium, in its essence, is a state of balance. It is more than just the absence of movement; it's the absence of any tendency to move. This concept is pivotal in engineering, architecture, ...

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Abstract: We propose a parameter optimization method for achieving static equilibrium of discrete elastic rods. Our method simultaneously optimizes material stiffness and rest shape parameters under ...

Economists have developed different types of models describing the interaction of agents in markets. Early models in general equilibrium theory describe agents taking prices as given and do not ...

Abstract: This paper studies cable-driven parallel robots with less than six cables, in crane configuration. A geometrico-static model is provided, and the stability of static equilibrium is assessed ...

You feel forces every day, the seat pushing up on you, your fingers pressing phone buttons, even gravity pulling you down. But have you ever wondered what happens when forces balance each other ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Nearly a century ago, the physicist Erwin Schrödinger called attention to a quirk of the quantum world that has fascinated and vexed ...

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