Homogenization of doubly-nonlinear equations (Q997573)

Summary: This note deals with a doubly-nonlinear parabolic-hyperbolic equation, that represents electromagnetic processes in a nonhomogeneous metal surrounded by an insulating environment. Existence of a weak solution is here illustrated. The constitutive relations are then assumed to exhibit periodic oscillations in space. As the period vanishes, the solution converges in the sense of \textit{G. Nguetseng} [SIAM J. Math. Anal. 21, No. 6, 1394--1414 (1990; Zbl 0723.73011)] to that of a corresponding two-scale homogenized problem. The homogenization procedure is then completed by eliminating the dependence on the fine-scale variable. An analogous problem issued from phase transitions is also illustrated.