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Some examples of rank one convex functions in dimension two

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

B. Dacorogna ,
J. Douchet ,
W. Gangbo  and
J. Rappaz
B. Dacorogna
Affiliation:
Département de Mathématiques, E.P.F.L., 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
J. Douchet
Affiliation:
Département de Mathématiques, E.P.F.L., 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
W. Gangbo
Affiliation:
Département de Mathématiques, E.P.F.L., 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
J. Rappaz
Affiliation:
Département de Mathématiques, E.P.F.L., 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Synopsis

We study the rank one convexity of some functions f(ξ) where ξ is a 2 × 2 matrix. Examples such as |ξ|2α + h(detξ) and | ξ |2α (| ξ |2 − γdet ξ) are investigated. Numerical computations are done on the example of Dacorogna and Marcellini, indicating that this function is quasiconvex.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 114 , Issue 1-2 , 1990 , pp. 135 - 150
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1990

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