Quasiconvex functions, and two elastic wells

  • Kewei Zhang

    School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and electronics, Macquarie University, NSW 2109, Australia

Abstract

We use approximations of minimizing sequences to study the growth of some quasiconvex functions near their zero sets. We show that for , the quasiconvexification of the distance function can be bounded below by the distance function itself. In certain cases of the incompatible two elastic well structure, we establish a similar result. We also prove that for small Lipschitz perturbations of ) and of the two well structure, the Young measure limits of gradients supported on these perturbed sets are Dirac masses.

Cite this article

Kewei Zhang, Quasiconvex functions, and two elastic wells. Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non Linéaire 14 (1997), no. 6, pp. 759–785

DOI 10.1016/S0294-1449(97)80132-1