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MiS Preprint
93/2002
Derivation of the nonlinear bending-torsion theory for inextensible rods by Gamma-convergence
Maria Giovanna Mora and Stefan Müller
Abstract
We show that the nonlinear bending-torsion theory for inextensible rods arises as Gamma-limit of three-dimensional nonlinear elasticity.