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Weak solutions to the initial-boundary value problem for the shearing of non-homogeneous thermoviscoplastic materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Nicolas Charalambakis
Affiliation:
Mechanics and Physics Division, General Department, School of Technology, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, GR 54006, Greece
François Murat
Affiliation:
Laboratoire d'Analyse Numérique, Tour 55-65, 5e étage, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 4, place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France

Synopsis

We prove the existence of a weak solution for the system of partial differential equations describing the shearing of stratified thermoviscoplastic materials with temperature-dependent non-homogeneous viscosity.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1989

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