Cartesian Currents in the Calculus of Variations I: Cartesian Currents

di Mariano Giaquinta (Autore)

Giuseppe Modica (Autore)

Jiri Soucek (Autore)

Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, 1998

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

• Autore: Mariano Giaquinta, Giuseppe Modica, Jiri Soucek
• Editore: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
• Collana: Ergebnisse der Mathematik und ihrer Grenzgebiete. 3. Folge / A Series of Modern Surveys in Mathematics
• Anno: 1998
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 711 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9783540640097

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