Rigorous derivation of nonlinear plate theory and geometric rigidity

Translated title of the contribution: Rigorous derivation of nonlinear plate theory and geometric rigidity

Gero Friesecke, Stefan Müller, Richard D. James

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Abstract

We show that nonlinear plate theory arises as a Γ-limit of three-dimensional nonlinear elasticity. A key ingredient in the proof is a sharp rigidity estimate for maps ν : (0, 1)3 → ℝ3. We show that the L2 distance of ∇ν from a single rotation is bounded by a multiple of the L2 distance from the set SO(3) of all rotations.

Translated title of the contributionRigorous derivation of nonlinear plate theory and geometric rigidity
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)173-178
Number of pages6
JournalComptes Rendus Mathematique
Volume334
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jan 2002
Externally publishedYes

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