01000nas a2200133   4500008004300000245005100043210005100094260002100145520060100166100001800767700002500785700002000810856003600830       2011                        en_Ud  00aLarge Time Existence for Thin Vibrating Plates0 aLarge Time Existence for Thin Vibrating Plates  bTaylor & Francis3 aWe construct strong solutions for a nonlinear wave equation for a thin vibrating plate described by nonlinear elastodynamics. For sufficiently small thickness we obtain existence of strong solutions for large\\r\\ntimes under appropriate scaling of the initial values such that the limit system as h --> 0 is either the nonlinear von Karman plate equation or the linear fourth order Germain-Lagrange equation. In the case of the\\r\\nlinear Germain-Lagrange equation we even obtain a convergence rate of the three-dimensional solution to the solution of the two-dimensional linear plate equation.1 aAbels, Helmut1 aMora, Maria Giovanna1 aMüller, Stefan  uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/375500881nas a2200133   4500008004300000245008900043210007100132260001300203520043200216100001800648700002500666700002000691856003600711       2011                        en_Ud  00aThe time-dependent von Kármán plate equation as a limit of 3d nonlinear elasticity0 atimedependent von Kármán plate equation as a limit of 3d nonline  bSpringer3 aThe asymptotic behaviour of the solutions of three-dimensional nonlinear elastodynamics in a thin plate is studied, as the thickness $h$ of the plate tends to zero. Under appropriate scalings of the applied force and of the initial values in terms of $h$, it is shown that three-dimensional solutions of the nonlinear elastodynamic equation converge to solutions of the time-dependent von K\\\\\\\'arm\\\\\\\'an plate equation.1 aAbels, Helmut1 aMora, Maria Giovanna1 aMüller, Stefan  uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/383501160nas a2200109   4500008004300000245007000043210006900113520078700182100002500969700002000994856003601014       2008                        en_Ud  00aConvergence of equilibria of three-dimensional thin elastic beams0 aConvergence of equilibria of threedimensional thin elastic beams3 aA convergence result is proved for the equilibrium configurations of a three-dimensional thin elastic beam, as the diameter $h$ of the cross-section tends to zero. More precisely, we show that stationary points of the nonlinear elastic functional $E^h$, whose energies (per unit cross-section) are bounded by $Ch^2$, converge to stationary points of the $\\\\varGamma$-limit of $E^h/h^2$. This corresponds to a nonlinear one-dimensional model for inextensible rods, describing bending and torsion effects. The proof is based on the rigidity estimate for low-energy deformations by Friesecke, James and Müller and on a compensated compactness argument in a singular geometry. In addition, possible concentration effects of the strain are controlled by a careful truncation argument.1 aMora, Maria Giovanna1 aMüller, Stefan  uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/189600906nas a2200121   4500008004300000245005900043210005900102520051500161100002500676700002000701700002700721856003600748       2007                        en_Ud  00aConvergence of equilibria of planar thin elastic beams0 aConvergence of equilibria of planar thin elastic beams3 aWe consider a thin elastic strip of thickness h and we show that stationary points of the nonlinear elastic energy (per unit height) whose energy is of order h^2 converge to stationary points of the Euler-Bernoulli functional. The proof uses the rigidity estimate for low-energy deformations by Friesecke, James, and Mueller (Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 2002), and a compensated compactness argument in a singular geometry. In addition, possible concentration effects are ruled out by a careful truncation argument.1 aMora, Maria Giovanna1 aMüller, Stefan1 aSchultz, Maximilian G.  uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/183000907nas a2200109   4500008004300000245006400043210006300107520054600170100002500716700002000741856003600761       2007                        en_Ud  00aDerivation of a rod theory for phase-transforming materials0 aDerivation of a rod theory for phasetransforming materials3 aA rigorous derivation is given of a rod theory for a multiphase material,starting from three-dimensional nonlinear elasticity. The stored energy density is supposed to be nonnegative and to vanish exactly on a set consisting of two copies of the group of rotations SO(3). The two potential wells correspond to the two crystalline configurations preferred by the material. We find the optimal scaling of the energy in terms of the diameter of the rod and we identify the limit, as the diameter goes to zero, in the sense of Gamma-convergence.1 aMora, Maria Giovanna1 aMüller, Stefan  uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/175100420nas a2200133   4500008004300000020002200043245005300065210005300118100002200171700002100193700002000214700001600234856003600250       2006                        en_Ud    a978-0-12-480874-400aRecent analytical developments in micromagnetics0 aRecent analytical developments in micromagnetics1 aDeSimone, Antonio1 aKohn, Robert, V.1 aMüller, Stefan1 aOtto, Felix  uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/223001313nas a2200133   4500008004300000245008200043210006900125260001300194520087600207100001801083700002201101700002001123856003601143       2005                        en_Ud  00aSelf-similar folding patterns and energy scaling in compressed elastic sheets0 aSelfsimilar folding patterns and energy scaling in compressed el  bElsevier3 aThin elastic sheets under isotropic compression, such as for example blisters formed by thin films which debonded from the substrate, can exhibit remarkably complex folding patterns. We discuss the scaling of the elastic energy with respect to the film thickness, and show that in certain regimes the optimal energy scaling can be reached\\nby self-similar folding patterns that refine towards the boundary, in agreement with experimental observations. We then extend the analysis\\nto anisotropic compression, and discuss a simplified scalar model which suggests the presence of a transition between a regime where\\nthe deformation is governed by global properties of the domain and another one where the direction of maximal compression dominates and the scale of the folds is mainly determined by the distance to the boundary in the direction of the folds themselves.1 aConti, Sergio1 aDeSimone, Antonio1 aMüller, Stefan  uhttp://hdl.handle.net/1963/3000