The N-membranes problem with neumann boundary condition

We consider the problem of finding the equilibrium position of N membranes constrained not to pass through each other, under prescribed volumic forces and boundary tensions. This model corresponds to solve variationally a N-system for linear second order elliptic equations with sequential constraint...

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Autor principal: Azevedo, Assis (author)
Outros Autores: Rodrigues, José Francisco (author), Santos, Lisa (author)
Formato: conferencePaper
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2006
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/6005
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6005
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Resumo:We consider the problem of finding the equilibrium position of N membranes constrained not to pass through each other, under prescribed volumic forces and boundary tensions. This model corresponds to solve variationally a N-system for linear second order elliptic equations with sequential constraints. We obtain interior and boundary Lewy-Stampacchia type inequalities for the respective solution and we establish the conditions for stability in measure of the interior contact zones of the membranes.