Variational inequalities with applications: A study of antiplane frictional contact problems

Andaluzia Matei, Mircea Sofonea (auth.)0387874593, 9780387874593, 0387874607, 9780387874609

This book is motivated by stimulating problems in contact mechanics, emphasizing antiplane frictional contact with linearly elastic and viscoelastic materials. It focuses on the essentials with respect to the qualitative aspects of several classes of variational inequalities (VIs). Clearly presented, easy to follow, and well-referenced, this work treats almost entirely VIs of the second kind, with much of the material being state-of-the-art.

Applied mathematicians and advanced graduate students wishing to enter the field of VIs would benefit from this work as it sets out in detail basic features and results in the mathematical theory of contact mechanics. Researchers interested in applications of numerical analysis pertaining to VIs would also find the work useful. Assuming a reasonable knowledge of functional analysis, this volume is a must for graduate students, practitioners, and engineers engaged in contact mechanics.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages 1-17
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Preliminaries….Pages 1-17
Function Spaces….Pages 1-19
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Elliptic Variational Inequalities….Pages 1-17
Evolutionary Variational Inequalities with Viscosity….Pages 1-14
Evolutionary Variational Inequalities….Pages 1-34
Volterra-type Variational Inequalities….Pages 1-17
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Modeling of Contact Processes….Pages 1-18
Antiplane Shear….Pages 1-21
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Elastic Problems….Pages 1-19
Viscoelastic Problems with Short Memory….Pages 1-11
Viscoelastic Problems with Long Memory….Pages 1-14
Back Matter….Pages 1-12