Convexity conditions and existence theorems in nonlinear elasticity

1976/12/01 by John M. Ball, J. M. Ball · 2,431 citations
Computer Science · Engineering · Mathematics · #Applied mathematics #Artificial intelligence #Complex system #Computer science #Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities #Convexity #Economics #Elasticity (physics) #Elasticity and Material Modeling #Elasticity and Wave Propagation #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Nonlinear elasticity #Nonlinear system #Physics #Thermodynamics

paper · doi:10.1007/bf00279992

published in Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 63(4), 337-403 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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