Abstract
The
Γ-limit of a family of functionals
u↦∫Ωf(εx,ε2x,Dsu)dx is obtained for
s=1,2 and when the integrand
f=f(x,y,v) is a continuous function, periodic in
x and
y, and convex with respect to
v. The
3-scale limits of second order derivatives are characterized.
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Irene Fonseca
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, U.S.A.
fonseca@andrew.cmu.edu
Elvira Zappale
Dip. di Ingegneria dell'Informazione e Matematica Applicata, Università degli Studi di
Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
zappale@diima.unisa.itSuggested citation
I. Fonseca, E. Zappale. “Multiscale Relaxation of Convex Functionals.” Journal of Convex Analysis 10 (2003), No. 2, 325–350. https://doi.org/10.68381/jca1019
Published by Heldermann Verlag, 2003. Rights now held by Banach Press.