Abstract
In this paper we study homotopy classes of deformations and their properties under weak convergence. As an application, we give an analytic proof (in two and three dimensions) of the existence of infinitely many local minimisers for a displacement boundary-value problem from finite elasticity, posed on a nonconvex domain, under the constitutive assumption of polyconvexity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 595-614 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Royal Society of Edinburgh - Proceedings A |
Volume | 127 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Mathematics