Homogenization of a nonlinear monotone problem with nonlinear Signorini boundary conditions in a domain with highly rough boundary (Q1669816)

In this paper, the authors study the homogenization of a nonlinear monotone problem with Signorini boundary conditions in a brush domain \(\Omega_\epsilon\subset \mathbb{R}^N\), \(N\geq 2\), which consists of vertical cylinders with fixed height and diameter of order \(\epsilon\) distributed on a fixed base \(\epsilon\)-periodically. The authors study the asymptotic behavior of the problem as \(\epsilon\) tends to zero. To this end, they first establish a uniform (in \(\epsilon\)) \(H^1\)-estimate for the solutions. Then they identify the limit problem by using the method of oscillating test functions introduced by L. Tartar and by exploring the monotone relation for the monotone operators considered.