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Author:   V.V. Jikov ,  G.A. Yosifian ,  S.M. Kozlov ,  O.A. Oleinik
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1994
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.879kg
ISBN:  

9783642846618

ISBN 10:   3642846610
Pages:   570
Publication Date:   16 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 Homogenization of Second Order Elliptic Operators with Periodic Coefficients.- 1.1 Preliminaries.- 1.2 Setting of the Homogenization Problem.- 1.3 Problems of Justification; Further Examples.- 1.4 The Method of Asymptotic Expansions.- 1.5 Explicit Formulas for the Homogenized Matrix in the Two-Dimensional Case.- 1.6 Estimates and Approximations for the Homogenized Matrix.- 1.7 The Rayleigh-Maxwell Formulas.- Comments.- 2 An Introduction to the Problems of Diffusion.- 2.1 Homogenization of Parabolic Operators.- 2.2 Homogenization and the Central Limit Theorem.- 2.3 Stabilization of Solutions of Parabolic Equations.- 2.4 Diffusion in a Solenoidal Flow.- 2.5 Diffusion in an Arbitrary Periodic Flow.- 2.6 Spectral Approach to the Asymptotic Problems of Diffusion.- 2.7 Diffusion with Absorption.- Comments.- 3 Elementary Soft and Stiff Problems.- 3.1 Homogenization of Soft Inclusions.- 3.2 Homogenization of Stiff Inclusions.- 3.3 Virtual Mass.- 3.4 The Method of Asymptotic Expansions.- 3.5 On a Dense Cubic Packing of Balls.- 3.6 The Dirichlet Problem in a Perforated Domain.- Comments.- 4 Homogenization of Maxwell Equations.- 4.1 Preliminary Results.- 4.2 A Lemma on Compensated Compactness.- 4.3 Homogenization.- 4.4 The Problem of an Artificial Dielectric.- Comments.- 5 G-Convergence of Differential Operators.- 5.1 Basic Properties of G-Convergence.- 5.2 A Sufficient Condition of G-Convergence.- 5.3 G-Convergence of Abstract Operators.- 5.4 Compactness Theorem and Its Implications.- 5.5 G-Convergence and Duality.- 5.6 Stratified Media.- 5.7 G-Convergence of Divergent Elliptic Operators of Higher Order.- Comments.- 6 Estimates for the Homogenized Matrix.- 6.1 The Hashin-Shtrikman Bounds.- 6.2 Attainability of Bounds. The Hashin Structure.- 6.3 Extremum Principles.- 6.4 The Variational Method.- 6.5 G—Limit Media; Attainment of the Bounds on Stratified Composites.- 6.6 The Method of Quasi-Convexity.- 6.7 The Method of Null Lagrangians.- 6.8 The Method of Integral Representation.- Comments.- 7 Homogenization of Elliptic Operators with Random Coefficients.- 7.1 Probabilistic Description of Non-Homogeneous Media.- 7.2 Homogenization.- 7.3 Explicit Formulas in Two-Dimensional Problems.- 7.4 Homogenization of Almost-Periodic Operators.- 7.5 The General Theorem of Individual Homogenization.- Comments.- 8 Homogenization in Perforated Random Domains.- 8.1 Homogenization.- 8.2 Remarks on Positive Definiteness of the Homogenized Matrix.- 8.3 Central Limit Theorem.- 8.4 Disperse Media.- 8.5 Criterion of Pointwise Stabilization; A Refinement of the Central Limit Theorem.- 8.6 Stiff Problem for a Random Spherical Structure.- 8.7 Random Spherical Structure with Small Concentration.- Comments.- 9 Homogenization and Percolation.- 9.1 Existence of the Effective Conductivity.- 9.2 Random Structure of Chess-Board Type.- 9.3 The Method of Percolation Channels.- 9.4 Conductivity Threshold for a Random Cubic Structure in ?3.- 9.5 Resistance Threshold for a Random Cubic Structure in ?3.- 9.6 Central Limit Theorem for Random Motion in an Infinite Two-Dimensional Cluster.- Comments.- 10 Some Asymptotic Problems for a Non-Divergent Parabolic Equation with Random Stationary Coefficients.- 10.1 Preliminary Remarks.- 10.2 Auxiliary Equation A*p = 0 on a Probability Space.- 10.3 Homogenization and the Central Limit Theorem.- 10.4 Criterion of Pointwise Stabilization.- Comments.- 11 Spectral Problems in Homogenization Theory.- 11.1 Spectral Properties of Abstract Operators Forming a Sequence.- 11.2 On the Spectrum of G-Convergent Operators.- 11.3 The Sturm-Liouville Problem.- 11.4 Spectral Properties of Stratified Media.- 11.5 Density of States for Random Elliptic Operators.- 11.6 Asymptotics of the Density of States.- Comments.- 12 Homogenization in Linear Elasticity.- 12.1 Some General Facts from the Theory of Elasticity.- 12.2 G-Convergence of Elasticity Tensors.- 12.3 Homogenization of Periodic and Random Tensors.- 12.4 Fourth Order Operators.- 12.5 Linear Problems of Incompressible Elasticity.- 12.6 Explicit Formulas for Two-Dimensional Incompressible Composites.- 12.7 Some Questions of Analysis on a Probability Space.- 13 Estimates for the Homogenized Elasticity Tensor.- 13.1 Basic Estimates.- 13.2 The Variational Method.- 13.3 Two-Phase Media; Attainability of Bounds on Stratified Composites.- 13.4 On the Hashin Structure.- 13.5 Disperse Media with Inclusions of Small Concentration.- 13.6 Fourth Order Operators; Systems of Stokes Type.- Comments.- 14 Elements of the Duality Theory.- 14.1 Convex Functions.- 14.2 Integral Functionals.- 14.3 On Two Types of Boundary Value Problems.- 14.4 Dual Boundary Value Problems.- 14.5 Extremal Relations.- 14.6 Examples of Regular Lagrangians.- Comments.- 15 Homogenization of Nonlinear Variational Problems.- 15.1 Random Lagrangians.- 15.2 Two Principal Lemmas.- 15.3 Homogenization Theorems.- 15.4 Applications to Boundary Value Problems in Perforated Domains.- 15.5 Chess Lagrangians; Dychne’s Formula.- Comments.- 16 Passing to the Limit in Nonlinear Variational Problems.- 16.1 Definition of ?-Convergence of Lagrangians; Formulation of the Compactness Theorems.- 16.2 Convergence of Energies and Minimizers.- 16.3 Proof of the Compactness Theorems.- 16.4 Two Examples: Ulam’s Problem; Homogenization Problem.- 16.5 Compactness of Lagrangians in Plasticity Problems; Application to Ll-Closedness.- 16.6 Remarks on Non-Convex Functionals.- Comments.- 17 Basic Properties of Abstract ?-Convergence.- 17.1 ?-Convergence of Functions on a Metric Space.- 17.2 ?-Convergence of Functions Defined in a Banach Space.- 17.3 ?-Convergence of Integral Functionals.- Comments.- 18 Limit Load.- 18.1 The Notion of Limit Load.- 18.2 Dual Definition of Limit Load.- 18.3 Equivalence Principle.- 18.4 Convergence of Limit Loads in Homogenization Problems.- 18.5 Surface Loads.- 18.6 Representation of the Functional $$\bar F$$ on BV0.- 18.7 ?-Convergence in BV0.- Comments.- Appendix A. Proof of the Nash-Aronson Estimate.- Appendix C. A Property of Bounded Lipschitz Domains.- References.

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