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A variational model for quasistatic crack growth in nonlinear elasticity: some qualitative properties of the solutions

Functional Analysis 2008-08-19 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We present the main existence result for quasistatic crack growth in the model proposed by Dal Maso, Francfort, and Toader, and prove some qualitative properties of the solutions.

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@article{arxiv.0808.2366,
  title  = {A variational model for quasistatic crack growth in nonlinear elasticity: some qualitative properties of the solutions},
  author = {Gianni Dal Maso and Alessandro Giacomini and Marcello Ponsiglione},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.2366},
  year   = {2008}
}