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The Matching Property of Infinitesimal Isometries on Elliptic Surfaces and Elasticity of Thin Shells

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Using the notion of Γ-convergence, we discuss the limiting behavior of the three-dimensional nonlinear elastic energy for thin elliptic shells, as their thickness h converges to zero, under the assumption that the elastic energy of deformations scales like h β with 2 < β < 4. We establish that, for the given scaling regime, the limiting theory reduces to linear pure bending. Two major ingredients of the proofs are the density of smooth infinitesimal isometries in the space of W 2,2 first order infinitesimal isometries, and a result on matching smooth infinitesimal isometries with exact isometric immersions on smooth elliptic surfaces.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, 206 Church St. S.E., Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA

    Marta Lewicka

  2. Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati, via Beirut 2-4, 34014, Trieste, Italy

    Maria Giovanna Mora

  3. Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, 139 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA

    Mohammad Reza Pakzad

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Lewicka, M., Mora, M.G. & Pakzad, M.R. The Matching Property of Infinitesimal Isometries on Elliptic Surfaces and Elasticity of Thin Shells. Arch Rational Mech Anal 200, 1023–1050 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00205-010-0387-6

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