Gradient theory of phase transitions with a rapidly oscillating forcing term

Asymptotic Analysis

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 29-59

  Dirr, Nicolas ^a,b   Lucia, Marcello ^c   Novaga, Matteo ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

convergence; Homogenization; Phase transitions

Indexed keywords

PHASE INTERFACES; VECTORS;

FUNCTIONALS; GLOBAL MINIMIZERS; GRADIENT TERMS; GRADIENT THEORIES; HOMOGENIZATION; INTERFACE THICKNESSES; PHASE-TRANSITION; RAPIDLY OSCILLATING FORCING; SCALING; VECTOR FIELDS;

PHASE TRANSITIONS;

EID: 54349128078     PISSN: 09217134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ASY-2008-0897     Document Type: Article

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