Gyroids of Constant Mean Curvature

We use Brakke's Surface Evolver to deform a triply periodic minimal surface, the gyroid, into a continuous family of constant mean curvature surfaces with the same symmetry. We discuss stability and bifurcation problems for these surfaces.

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