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The N-membranes problem with Neumann boundary condition

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Summary: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.
Main Authors:Azevedo, Assis
Other Authors:Rodrigues, José Francisco; Santos, Lisa
Subject:Membranes Coincidence sets variational inequalities Lewy-Stampacchia inequalities
Year:2006
Country:Portugal
Document type:conference paper
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Universidade do Minho
Language:English
Origin:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Summary: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.