Buckling of a nonlinearly elastic column: Variational principles, bifurcation and asymptotics (Q1898293)

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Buckling of a nonlinearly elastic column: Variational principles, bifurcation and asymptotics
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    Buckling of a nonlinearly elastic column: Variational principles, bifurcation and asymptotics (English)
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    4 January 1996
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    We study the equilibrium states of an elastic column subject to an end thrust. The column is modeled as an inextensible rod with a nonlinear moment-curvature equation. We bring various mathematical theories to bear on this problem; the calculus of variations, bifurcation theory, phase plane analysis, and singular perturbation theory for ordinary differential equations. We study the connections between the various approaches.
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    equilibrium states
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    inextensible rod
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    nonlinear moment-curvature equation
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    phase plane analysis
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    singular perturbation theory
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