URSS post 1: a poor man's guide to membranes
The following will form a pedagogical introduction to the sort of membrane mechanics that I will be doing over the course of this project. It is by no means a comphrehensive review (see instead this excellent paper by Deserno) but will instead reflect my own naivety and recent introduction to the topic. I am hoping that, despite this, it retains some value. Perhaps it will contain a slightly more approachable way-into what is a fascinating and tricky subject. It is certain that what I write will contain a plethora of errors and I welcome any and all suggestions on how to remedy them (my contact details are availabe on this page). ...