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 contribution | Rigorous derivation of nonlinear plate theory and geometric rigidity |
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Original language | English |
Pages (from-to) | 173-178 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Comptes Rendus Mathematique |
Volume | 334 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 30 Jan 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |