On the motion of a compact elastic body

Author(s)
Robert Beig, Michael Wernig-Pichler
Abstract

We study the problem of motion of a relativistic, ideal elastic solid with free surface boundary by casting the equations in material form (“Lagrangian coordinates”). By applying a basic theorem due to Koch, we prove short-time existence and uniqueness for solutions close to a trivial solution. This trivial, or natural, solution corresponds to a stress-free body in rigid motion.

Organisation(s)
Gravitational Physics
Journal
Communications in Mathematical Physics
Volume
271
Pages
455-465
No. of pages
11
ISSN
0010-3616
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-007-0205-7
Publication date
2007
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103036 Theoretical physics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/on-the-motion-of-a-compact-elastic-body(36eb8467-a192-441e-97f7-65c780d379f8).html