Curvature: A Variational Approach

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The curvature discussed in this paper is a far reaching generalization of the Riemannian sectional curvature. The authors give a unified definition of curvature

A Variational Approach to Structural Analysis

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An insightful examination of the numerical methods used to develop finite element methods A Variational Approach to Structural Analysis provides readers with th

Variational Methods for Discontinuous Structures

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In recent years many researchers in material science have focused their attention on the study of composite materials, equilibrium of crystals and crack distrib

Variational Methods with Applications in Science and Engineering

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There is a resurgence of applications in which the calculus of variations has direct relevance. In addition to application to solid mechanics and dynamics, it i

A Variational Approach to Fracture and Other Inelastic Phenomena

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This book exposes a number of mathematical models for fracture of growing difficulty. All models are treated in a unified way, based on incremental energy minim