New types of variational principles based on the notion of quasidifferentiability (Q1193468)

In this paper several new types of variational principles are derived by using the new mathematical notion of quasidifferentiability. As a model problem, the static analysis problem of deformable bodies subjected to nonmonotone boundary and interface conditions is considered. The static analysis problem is formulated as a system of variational inequalities which is equivalent to a minimax formulation, or equivalently as a multivalued quasidifferential inclusion problem which describes the position or positions of static equilibrium of the body. Main result: the nonmonotone laws are produced from appropriately defined nonsmooth and nonconvex, quasidifferentiable superpotentials by means of the quasidifferential operator in the sense of V. F. Dem'yanov. Finally, the theory is illustrated by numerical examples concerning the calculation of adhesive joints.