An obstacle problem for conical deformations of thin elastic sheets

DOI10.1007/S00205-017-1195-ZMaRDI QIDQ1745399zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Alessio Figalli, Connor Mooney

Publication date 17 April 2018

Published in Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1707.02940

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Energy minimization in equilibrium problems in solid mechanics (74G65)

Abstract: A developable cone ("d-cone") is the shape made by an elastic sheet when it is pressed at its center into a hollow cylinder by a distance $epsilon$. Starting from a nonlinear model depending on the thickness $h>0$ of the sheet, we prove a $Gamma$-convergence result as $hightarrow0$ to a fourth-order obstacle problem for curves in $mathbb{S}^2$. We then describe the exact shape of minimizers of the limit problem when $epsilon$ is small. In particular, we rigorously justify previous results in the physics literature.

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