Heterogeneous Thin Films: Combining Homogenization and Dimension Reduction with Directors

Autor: Carolin Kreisbeck, Stefan Krömer
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis. 48:785-820
ISSN: 1095-7154
0036-1410
DOI: 10.1137/15m1032557
Popis: We analyze the asymptotic behavior of a multiscale problem given by a sequence of integral functionals subject to differential constraints conveyed by a constant-rank operator with two characteristic length scales, namely the film thickness and the period of oscillating microstructures, by means of $\Gamma$-convergence. On a technical level, this requires a subtile merging of homogenization tools, such as multiscale convergence methods, with dimension reduction techniques for functionals subject to differential constraints. One observes that the results depend critically on the relative magnitude between the two scales. Interestingly, this even regards the fundamental question of locality of the limit model, and, in particular, leads to new findings also in the gradient case.
Comment: 28 pages
Databáze: OpenAIRE