Buckling of elastic filaments by discrete magnetic moments

@article{Boltz2017BucklingOE,
  title={Buckling of elastic filaments by discrete magnetic moments},
  author={Horst-Holger Boltz and Stefan Klumpp},
  journal={The European Physical Journal E},
  year={2017},
  volume={40},
  pages={1-7}
}
Abstract.We study the buckling of an idealized, semiflexible filament along whose contour magnetic moments are placed. We give analytic expressions for the critical stiffness of the filament below which it buckles due to the magnetic compression. For this, we consider various scenarios of the attachment of the magnetic particles to the filament. One possible application for this model are the magnetosome chains of magnetotactic bacteria. An estimate of the critical bending stiffness indicates… 
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