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MiS Preprint
10/2002
Derivation of nonlinear bending theory for shells from three dimensional nonlinear elasticity by Gamma-convergence
Gero Friesecke, Richard D. James, Maria Giovanna Mora and Stefan Müller
Abstract
We show that the nonlinear bending theory of shells arises as a $\Gamma$-limit of three dimensional nonlinear elasticity.
