The structure theorem for the Eulerian derivative of shape functionals defined on domains with cracks (Q5938481)

Let \(D\subset {\mathbb R}^2\) be a bounded domain with smooth boundary, let \(\Sigma\) be an arc of a smooth curve such that \(\Omega=D \setminus \overline{\Sigma}\) is the domain with a crack, and let \(J=J(\Omega)\) be a domain functional differentiable at small deformations of the crack with respect to a parameter of deformation. The main result of the article consists in describing the structure of the derivative of this functional. This result is applied to the analysis of an energy functional of a nonlinear boundary value problem in a domain with crack, and to the analysis of a functional generated by a boundary value problem with one-sided (Signorini) conditions.