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Curvature Functionals for Curves in the Equi-Affine Plane

arXiv:0912.4075

Abstract

After having given the general variational formula for the functionals indicated in the title, the critical points of the integral of the equi-affine curvature under area constraint and the critical points of the full-affine arc-length are studied in greater detail.

20 pages, 14 figures