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20062026
most citedInvariant higher-order variational problems

79 citations · 763 across the 53 of their papers we have counts for

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60 papers

math.NA2026

Stochastic Geometrically Exact Beams: Continuous-Time Geometric Principles and Variational Discretizations

Minghang Du, François Gay-Balmaz, Tianzhi Li +1

Geometrically exact beams naturally arise in physical phenomena and engineering practice for modeling flexible structures, such as soft robotic manipulators and DNA structures. To…

math.SG2025

Infinite-dimensional Lagrange-Dirac systems with boundary energy flow II: Field theories with bundle-valued forms

François Gay-Balmaz, Álvaro Rodríguez Abella, Hiroaki Yoshimura

Part I of this paper introduced the infinite dimensional Lagrange-Dirac theory for physical systems on the space of differential forms over a smooth manifold with boundary. This ap…

cond-mat.stat-mech2023★ 1 cited

Systems, variational principles and interconnections in nonequilibrium thermodynamics

François Gay-Balmaz, Hiroaki Yoshimura

The paper investigates a systematic approach to modeling in nonequilibrium thermodynamics by focusing upon the notion of interconnections, where we propose a novel Lagrangian varia…

math.NA2022

Variational and thermodynamically consistent finite element discretization for heat conducting viscous fluids

Evan S. Gawlik, François Gay-Balmaz

Respecting the laws of thermodynamics is crucial for ensuring that numerical simulations of dynamical systems deliver physically relevant results. In this paper, we construct a str…

quant-ph2022★ 8 cited

Dynamics of mixed quantum-classical spin systems

François Gay-Balmaz, Cesare Tronci

Mixed quantum-classical spin systems have been proposed in spin chain theory and, more recently, in magnon spintronics. However, current models of quantum-classical dynamics beyond…

cond-mat.stat-mech2022

Non-isothermal diffusion in interconnected discrete-distributed systems: a variational approach

François Gay-Balmaz, Hiroaki Yoshimura

Motivated by compartmental analysis in engineering and biophysical systems, we present a variational framework for the nonequilibrium thermodynamics of systems involving both distr…