J. Korean Math. Soc. 2010; 47(2): 331-350
Printed March 1, 2010
https://doi.org/10.4134/JKMS.2010.47.2.331
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Patrick Bernard and Ugo Bessi
Universit\'e Paris-Dauphine and Universit\`a di Roma 3
We consider the variational problem consisting of minimizing a polyconvex integrand for maps between manifolds. We offer a simple and direct proof of the existence of a minimizing map. The proof is based on Young measures.
Keywords: calculus of variations, polyconvexity, gradient measures
MSC numbers: 49Q20, 49J45
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