Constrained quasiconvexification of the square of the gradient of the state in optimal design

Pedregal, Pablo

doi:10.1090/qam/2086039

Author: Pablo Pedregal
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 62 (2004), 459-470
MSC: Primary 49J45; Secondary 49Q20, 74P10
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/2086039
MathSciNet review: MR2086039
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Abstract: We explicitly compute the constrained quasiconvexification of the integrand associated with the square of the gradient of the state in a typical optimal design problem in which a volume constraint is enforced.

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