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Young measures, superposition and transport
We discuss a space of Young measures in connection with some variational
problems. We use it to present a proof of the Theorem of Tonelli on the
existence of minimizing curves. We generalize a recent result of Ambrosio,
Gigli and Savar\'e on the decomposition of the weak solutions of the transport
equation. We also prove, in the context of Mather theory, the equality between
Closed measures and Holonomic measures
Young measures supported on invertible matrices
Motivated by variational problems in nonlinear elasticity depending on the
deformation gradient and its inverse, we completely and explicitly describe
Young measures generated by matrix-valued mappings \{Y_k\}_{k\in\N} \subset
L^p(\O;\R^{n\times n}), \O\subset\R^n, such that \{Y_k^{-1}\}_{k\in\N}
\subset L^p(\O;\R^{n\times n}) is bounded, too. Moreover, the constraint can be easily included and is reflected in a condition on the support of
the measure. This condition typically occurs in problems of
nonlinear-elasticity theory for hyperelastic materials if for
y\in W^{1,p}(\O;\R^n). Then we fully characterize the set of Young measures
generated by gradients of a uniformly bounded sequence in
W^{1,\infty}(\O;\R^n) where the inverted gradients are also bounded in
L^\infty(\O;\R^{n\times n}). This extends the original results due to D.
Kinderlehrer and P. Pedregal
Liftings, Young measures, and lower semicontinuity
This work introduces liftings and their associated Young measures as new
tools to study the asymptotic behaviour of sequences of pairs for
under weak* convergence. These
tools are then used to prove an integral representation theorem for the
relaxation of the functional
to the space . Lower semicontinuity results of this type were first obtained
by Fonseca and M\"uller [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. 123 (1993), 1-49] and later
improved by a number of authors, but our theorem is valid under more natural,
essentially optimal, hypotheses than those currently present in the literature,
requiring principally that be Carath\'eodory and quasiconvex in the final
variable. The key idea is that liftings provide the right way of localising
in the and variables simultaneously under weak*
convergence. As a consequence, we are able to implement an optimal
measure-theoretic blow-up procedure.Comment: 75 pages. Updated to correct a series of minor typos/ inaccuracies.
The statement and proof of Theorem have also been amended- subsequent steps
relying upon the Theorem did not require updatin
Young measures, Cartesian maps, and polyconvexity
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
Young measures in a nonlocal phase transition problem
A nonlocal variational problem modelling phase transitions is studied
in the framework of Young measures. The existence of global minimisers
among functions
with internal layers on an infinite tube is proved by combining
a weak convergence result for Young measures and the principle of
concentration-compactness. The regularity of such global minimisers is
discussed, and the nonlocal variational problem is also considered on
asymptotic tubes
Young Measures Generated by Ideal Incompressible Fluid Flows
In their seminal paper "Oscillations and concentrations in weak solutions of
the incompressible fluid equations", R. DiPerna and A. Majda introduced the
notion of measure-valued solution for the incompressible Euler equations in
order to capture complex phenomena present in limits of approximate solutions,
such as persistence of oscillation and development of concentrations.
Furthermore, they gave several explicit examples exhibiting such phenomena. In
this paper we show that any measure-valued solution can be generated by a
sequence of exact weak solutions. In particular this gives rise to a very
large, arguably too large, set of weak solutions of the incompressible Euler
equations.Comment: 35 pages. Final revised version. To appear in Arch. Ration. Mech.
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