Asymptotic expansions by Γ-convergence

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-62

  Braides, Andrea ^a   Truskinovsky, Lev ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES SOLIDES   (France)

Author keywords

Asymptotic expansions; Fracture; Gamma convergence; Homogenization; Multi scale modelling; Phase transitions; Uniformity

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC EXPANSIONS; GAMMA CONVERGENCE; MULTI SCALE MODELING;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 42149101059     PISSN: 09351175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00161-008-0072-2     Document Type: Article

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