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A variational approximation scheme for radial polyconvex elasticity that preserves the positivity of Jacobians

Analysis of PDEs 2014-08-05 v1

Abstract

We consider the equations describing the dynamics of radial motions for isotropic elastic materials; these form a system of non-homogeneous conservation laws. We construct a variational approximation scheme that decreases the total mechanical energy and at the same time leads to physically realizable motions that avoid interpenetration of matter.

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@article{arxiv.1408.0541,
  title  = {A variational approximation scheme for radial polyconvex elasticity that preserves the positivity of Jacobians},
  author = {Alexey Miroshnikov and Athanasios E. Tzavaras},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1408.0541},
  year   = {2014}
}

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29 pages