Dual variational problems for boundary functionals of the linear theory of elasticity

Dual variational problem for use with the problem of minimization of the boundary functionals of three-dimensional theory of elasticity, is formulated using the method of orthogonal expansions at the boundary of the region constructed in /1/. Solutions of the initial and the dual problem obtained yield the estimates for the error of the approximate solutions of the boundary value problems of the theory of elasticity.     

Generalized variational formulations of contact problems of the dynamic theory of elasticity and thermoelasticity

We state generalized variational formulations of dynamic contact problems in the presence of zones of nonideal contact. For a problem of the theory of elasticity we write a generalized functional of Hamiltonian type. The variational formulations of contact problems of coupled dynamic thermoelasticity are stated using a generalized functional of Gurtin type.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 36, 1992, pp. 71–76.     

Relaxation of variational problems in two-dimensional nonlinear elasticity

Consider a plate occupying in a reference configuration a bounded open set Ω ⊂ ℝ ² , and let be its stored-energy function. In this paper we are concerned with relaxation of variational problems of type:

Boundary regularity for almost minimizers of quasiconvex variational problems

We consider boundary regularity for almost minimizers of quasiconvex variational integrals with polynomial growth of order p ≥ 2, and obtain a general criterion for an almost minimizer to be regular in the neighbourhood of a given boundary point. Combined with existing results on interior partial regularity, the proof yields directly the optimal regularity for an almost minimizer in this neighbourhood.     

Perturbation theory for mathematical programming problems

Mathematical programming (MP) problems depending on a small parameter are investigated. Attention is paid to the cases where the solutions to the reduced program and/or the solutions to the dual reduced program are not unique. Conditions are given for the convergence of perturbed solutions to a point of the reduced problem solution set, if the small parameter tends to zero. It is shown how to find this point and how to construct an approximate solution to the perturbed program. A singular situation may appear if the dual solution set is unbounded. In this case, a gap between perturbed and reduced solutions may arise. However, it is shown that the perturbed solutions are close to the solutions of some modified reduced problem. The practical usefulness of perturbation theory is demonstrated by considering the two LP problems. Decomposition and aggregation procedures are constructed on the base of general results to find suboptimal solutions of these problems.     

On the phase transition temperature in a variational problem of elasticity theory for two-phase media

We obtain sufficient conditions for the noncoincidence of the phase transition temperatures and illustrate this result by examples of problems in two-phase elastic media. We also indicate some cases where equilibrium states exist or not depending on the values of the temperature lying between the lower and upper phase transition temperatures. Bibliography: 10 titles. Dedicated to Nina Nikolaevna Uraltseva Translated from Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, 41, May 2009, pp. 37–48.     

Spectral theory approach for a class of radial indefinite variational problems

Considering the radial nonlinear Schrödinger equation

($P_r$)$?\mathrm{\Delta }u+V(x)u=g(x,u)\text{in}{\mathbb{R}}^N,N\ge 3$

we aim to find a radial nontrivial solution for it, where V changes sign ensuring problem ($P_r$) is indefinite and g is an asymptotically linear nonlinearity. We work with variational methods associating problem ($P_r$) to an indefinite functional in order to apply our Abstract Linking Theorem for Cerami sequences in [8] to get a non-trivial critical point for this functional. Our goal is to make use of spectral properties of operator $A:=\mathrm{\Delta }+V(x)$ restricted to $H_{rad}^1({\mathbb{R}}^N)$, the space of radially symmetric functions in $H^1({\mathbb{R}}^N)$, for obtaining a linking geometry structure to the problem and by means of special properties of radially symmetric functions get the necessary compactness.     

Solution of the fundamental problems of elasticity theory for a multiconnected anisotropic half-plane

By analytic continuation of generalized complex potentials to upper half-planes we reduce the boundary conditions on a rectilinear boundary to problems of linear coupling for cuts of a multiconnected extended plane. By solving the latter problems we obtain general representations of the complex potentials in the case of a multiconnected anisotropic half-plane for different types of boundary conditions on intervals of the rectilinear boundary. As particular cases we give expressions for the complex potentials in the cases of action of external forces on the rectilinear boundary and dies both with and without friction. Two figures. Bibliography: 6 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 27, 1997, pp. 44–63.     

Inverse problems for a mathematical model of redox sorption

We consider a mathematical model of sorption that allows for external diffusion kinetics and a redox reaction. Two inverse problems are considered for this model, uniqueness is proved, and numerical solution methods are proposed. The efficiency of the numerical methods is investigated by computer experiments. __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Matematika i Informatika, No. 23, pp. 15–23, 2006.     

Concerning existence theorems for some problems of elasticity theory

We prove an existence theorem for the statistical elasticity theory equation for a homogeneous incompressible medium and its extension to the second and third boundary value problem case. We demonstrate, in the case of the first, second, and third problems that, as the solution of the elasticity theory equation with Lamé constants and converges to the solutions of the respective equations for incompressible material. An existence theorem in the rectangle is demonstrated for the third boundary value problem inw _q ² .Translated from Matematicheskie Zametki, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 599–609, April, 1975.     

Boundary-value problems of the asymmetric theory of elasticity for thin plates

Boundary-value problems of the three-dimensional asymmetric micropolar, moment theory of elasticity with free rotation are considered for thin plates. It is assumed that the total stress-strain state is the sum of the internal stress-strain state and the boundary layers, which are determined in an approximation using asymptotic analysis. Three different asymptotic forms are constructed for the three-dimensional boundary-value problem posed, depending on the values of dimensionless physical constants of the plate material. The initial approximation for the first asymptotic form leads to a theory of micropolar plates with free rotation, the initial approximation for the second asymptotic form leads to a theory of micropolar plates with constrained rotation, and the initial approximation for the third asymptotic form leads to a theory of micropolar plates with “small shear stiffness.” The corresponding micropolar boundary layers are constructed and studied. The regions of applicability of each of the theories of micropolar plates constructed are indicated.     

Iterative stochastic methods for solving variational problems of mathematical physics and operations research

Translated from Itogi Nauki i Tekhniki, Seriya Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya. Tematicheskie Obzory. Vol. 3, Analiz—2, 1993.     

Regularity theory for one-dimensional variational problems with singular ellipticity

In this paper we develop regularity theory for one-dimensional variational problems with singular ellipticity. As is known the classical indirect methods can not be applied in this case since the Euler equation is not defined. However it is still possible to suggest certain direct methods. Such a theory is the content of this paper.     

The construction of boundary analogues of variational methods to approximate weak solutions of boundary-value problems in the theory of elasticity

Methods of approximating weak solutions of certain boundary-value problems in the theory of elasticity are proposed based on expanding the approximate solution in a finite series in basis functions which identically satisfy a homogeneous differential equation in the domain. The coefficients of the expansion are found by constructing a boundary analogue of the method of least squares (BAMLS). It is proved that the approximate solution thus obtained converges to a weak solution of the problem. Sufficient conditions for the stability of the BAMLS, easily verifiable by computational means, are derived. The construction of a boundary analogue of the collocation method (BACM) is proposed on the basis of the BAMLS, combined with discretization of the scalar product by quadrature formulae. The BACM obtained is convergent and stable and possesses better computational properties than the BAMLS.