Publications

Publications and preprints

2026

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    The effective energy of a lattice system
    Xuenan Li, and Robert V Kohn
    Journal of Elasticity, 2026
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    A Constrained Saddle Search Approach for Constructing Singular and Flexible Bar Frameworks
    Xuenan Li, Mihnea Leonte, Christian D Santangelo, and 1 more author
    Advances in the Mathematics of Robotics: Proceedings of the 3rd IMA Conference Mathematics of Robotics, 2026
    Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics, vol. 39. Peer-reviewed conference proceedings.
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    Pseudo-magnetism in a strained discrete honeycomb lattice
    Xuenan Li, and Michael I. Weinstein
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.27503, 2026
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2025

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    A Constrained Optimization Approach for Constructing Rigid Bar Frameworks with Higher-order Rigidity
    Xuenan Li, Christian D Santangelo, and Miranda Holmes-Cerfon
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.23072, 2025
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    An Asymptotic Approach for Modeling Multiscale Complex Fluids at the Fast Relaxation Limit
    Xuenan Li, Chun Liu, and Di Qi
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.17134, 2025
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    A nonlinear homogenization-based perspective on the soft modes and effective energies of some conformal metamaterials
    Xuenan Li, and Robert V Kohn
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.16907, 2025
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2023

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    Some results on the Guest–Hutchinson modes and periodic mechanisms of the Kagome lattice
    Xuenan Li, and Robert V. Kohn
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2023
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