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Cartesian currents in the calculus of variations

By Mariano Giaquinta , Giuseppe Modica , Jiri Soucek

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1998
ISBN
9783540640097, 3540640096
LCC
QA316 .G53 1998
Open Library ID
OL358253M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (7269695 bytes)
Series
Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics
Volume
1
Pages
734\734
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

This monograph (in two volumes) deals with non scalar variational problems arising in geometry, as harmonic mappings between Riemannian manifolds and minimal graphs, and in physics, as stable equilibrium configuations in nonlinear elasticity or for liquid crystals. The presentation is selfcontained and accessible to non specialists. Topics are treated as far as possible in an elementary way, illustrating results with simple examples; in principle, chapters and even sections are readable independently of the general context, so that parts can be easily used for graduate courses. Open questions are often mentioned and the final section of each chapter discusses references to the literature and sometimes supplementary results. Finally, a detailed Table of Contents and an extensive Index are of help to consult this monograph

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