Some numerical methods for the study of the convexity notions arising in the calculus of variations

Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-175

  Dacorogna, Bernard ^a   Haeberly, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculus of variations; Convexity; Polyconvexity; Quasiconvexity; Rank one convexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032364267     PISSN: 0764583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/m2an/1998320201531     Document Type: Article

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