Abstract
Variational integrals whose absolute minima are conformal deformations are studied. Polyconvexity and mean coercivity of these functionals are proved in even dimensions. Existence of nearly conformal deformations is established.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 609-619 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1996 |
Keywords
- Mean coercive functionals
- Nearly conformal deformations
- Polyconvex functions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analysis
- Computational Mathematics
- Applied Mathematics