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= Willmore energy
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Willmore energy is a concept from differential geometry and the study of surfaces. It is a specific type of energy associated with the bending of surfaces, particularly those that can be smoothly deformed. The Willmore energy \\( W \\) of a surface is defined as the integral of the square of the mean curvature over the entire surface.