Parametrized Measures and Variational Principles

Weak convergence is a basic tool of modern nonlinear analysis because it enjoys the same compactness properties that finite dimensional spaces do: basically, bounded sequences are weak relatively compact sets. Nonetheless, weak conver­ gence does not behave as one would desire with respect to nonlin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pedregal, Pablo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel Birkhäuser 1997, 1997
Edition:1st ed. 1997
Series:Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Some Variational Problems
  • 3. The Calculus of Variations under Convexity Assumptions
  • 4. Nonconvexity and Relaxation
  • 5. Phase Transitions and Microstructure
  • 6. Parametrized Measures
  • 7 Analysis of Parametrized Measures
  • 8. Analysis of Gradient Parametrized Measures
  • 9. Quasiconvexity and Rank-one Convexity
  • 10. Analysis of Divergence-Free Parametrized Measures