Table 1. Equations (A) and definitions of mathematical symbols (B).
| A. EQUATIONS | |
| [1] |
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| [2] | W = W NE−PV net |
| [3] | V = Vnet+VMT+At i |
| [4] |
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| [5] |
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| [6] | ρ≥ρmin = r+t i |
| [7] | T/B≈1/(2ρ2) for ρ>ρmin |
| [8] | T/B≥1/(2ρ2) for ρ = ρmin |
| [9] | T NE = T/2 |
| B. DEFINITIONS | |
| A | area of S |
| B | effective NE bending stiffness |
| F MT | axial force of n-MTB |
| H | mean curvature of S |
| L | n-MTB or tether length |
| P | Lagrange multiplier |
| r | n-MTB radius |
| R | nuclear surface radius |
| ρ | tether radius |
| S | neutral surface of the NE |
| T | apparent NE tension |
| T NE | actual NE tension |
| t i | constant inner NE thickness |
| V MT | n-MTB volume |
| V net | soluble nuclear volume |