Homogenization of Differential Operators and Integral Functionals - Softcover

Zhikov, V.V.; Jikov, V.V.; Kozlov, S. M; Oleinik, O. A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540548092 ISBN 13: 9783540548096

Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K, 1994

Synopsis

It was mainly during the last two decades that the theory of homogenization or averaging of partial differential equations took shape as a distinct mathe- matical discipline. This theory has a lot of important applications in mechanics of composite and perforated materials, filtration, disperse media, and in many other branches of physics, mechanics and modern technology. There is a vast literature on the subject. The term averaging has been usually associated with the methods of non- linear mechanics and ordinary differential equations developed in the works of Poincare, Van Der Pol, Krylov, Bogoliubov, etc. For a long time, after the works of Maxwell and Rayleigh, homogeniza- tion problems for* partial differential equations were being mostly considered by specialists in physics and mechanics, and were staying beyond the scope of mathematicians. A great deal of attention was given to the so called disperse media, which, in the simplest case, are two-phase media formed by the main homogeneous material containing small foreign particles (grains, inclusions). Such two-phase bodies, whose size is considerably larger than that of each sep- arate inclusion, have been discovered to possess stable physical properties (such as heat transfer, electric conductivity, etc.) which differ from those of the con- stituent phases. For this reason, the word homogenized, or effective, is used in relation to these characteristics. An enormous number of results, approximation formulas, and estimates have been obtained in connection with such problems as electromagnetic wave scattering on small particles, effective heat transfer in two-phase media, etc.

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This is an extensive study of the theory of the homogenization of partial differential equations. This theory has become increasingly important in the last two decades and it forms the basis for numerous branches of physics, such as the mechanics of composite and perforated materials, filtration and disperse media. The book contains new methods of studying homogenization problems which arise in mathematics, science and engineering. It provides the basis for new research devoted to these problems, and should be a beneficial reference for graduate students in mathematics, physics and engineering.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 3540548092
• ISBN 13: 9783540548096
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 570