Manuel Schlierf

Research interests
  • Variational study of bending energies of networks of curves and junction clusters of surfaces
  • Free boundary problems for Willmore-type energies of curves and surfaces
  • Willmore flows of axisymmetric surfaces: new variants, analysis of singularities
  • Gradient flow approaches to the Canham-Helfrich model

Publications and Preprints

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[5] F. Rupp, C. Scharrer and M. Schlierf. Gradient flow dynamics for cell membranes in the Canham-Helfrich model (preprint)

[4] M. Schlierf. Introducing spontaneous curvature to the Helfrich flow: Singularities and convergence (preprint)

[3] M. Schlierf. Global existence for the Willmore flow with boundary via Simon's Li-Yau inequality (preprint | to appear in: Adv. Calc. Var.)

[2] M. Schlierf. Singularities of the hyperbolic elastic flow: Convergence, quantization and blow-ups (preprint | journal)

[1] M. Schlierf. On the convergence of the Willmore flow with Dirichlet boundary conditions (preprint | journal)

 

Teaching

  • WiSe 2021/22 Maßtheorie
  • WiSe 2021/22 Analysis 3
  • SoSe 2022 Analysis 1 
  • SoSe 2023 Analysis 2
  • WiSe 2023/24 Advanced Topics in PDEs

Education

  • Mathematics and Management (B.Sc.) - Ulm University (2016-2019)
  • Mathematics (M.Sc.) - Ulm University (2019 - 2021)
  • Mathematics (M.Sc.) - Syracuse University (2020 - 2021)
Office hours

By appointment.