A Γ-convergence Approach to Stability of Unilateral Minimality Properties in Fracture Mechanics and Applications
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We prove the stability of a large class of unilateral minimality properties which arise naturally in the theory of crack propagation proposed by Francfort and Marigo in [22]. Then we give an application to the quasistatic evolution of cracks in composite materials.
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