Necessary conditions for the extremum in a variational problem on phase transitions with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions (Q2773604)

The author exposes necessary conditions for a local minimum of the energy functional in a variational problem of phase transformations in an elastic media with inhomogeneous boundary conditions. The conditions are obtained both in the form of an integral identity and in the form of classical equilibrium equations. The first representation does not require any assumptions on additional smoothness of a solution to the problem. The second representation is established under additional assumptions on smoothness of the field of displacements and interface. The author shows that the interface can intersect the boundary of the domain occupied by a two-phase elastic medium even if the boundary conditions are inhomogeneous and, moreover, the angle of intersection is equal to \(\pi/2\).