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Existence and Convergence of Solutions of the Boundary Value Problem in Atomistic and Continuum Nonlinear Elasticity Theory

Analysis of PDEs 2016-06-30 v2

Abstract

We show existence of solutions for the equations of static atomistic nonlinear elasticity theory on a bounded domain with prescribed boundary values. We also show their convergence to the solutions of continuum nonlinear elasticity theory, with energy density given by the Cauchy-Born rule, as the interatomic distances tend to zero. These results hold for small data close to a stable lattice for general finite range interaction potentials. We also discuss the notion of stability in detail.

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@article{arxiv.1604.00197,
  title  = {Existence and Convergence of Solutions of the Boundary Value Problem in Atomistic and Continuum Nonlinear Elasticity Theory},
  author = {Julian Braun and Bernd Schmidt},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.00197},
  year   = {2016}
}

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