In this paper,we formulate a nonlinear elasticity theory inwhich the ambient space is evolving. For a continuum moving in an evolving ambient space, we model time dependency of the metric by a time-dependent embedding of the ambient space in a larger manifold with a fixed background metric. We derive both the tangential and the normal governing equations. We then reduce the standard energy bala...

We give an overview on existence results in nonlinear peridynamics, a nonlocal elasticity theory, and compare these results with those known for classical nonlinear elastodynamics. In peridynamics, it is possible to obtain stronger results under equal or even less restrictive assumptions on the stress.

The behavior of elastic waves in a three-dimensional isotropic incompressible material is studied. Unlike compressible elastodynamics, where there are nonlinear interactions of shear and pressure waves, with incompressible elastodynamics the only waves present are shear waves. In an isotropic system, shear waves are linearly degenerate, and therefore global solutions to the perturbative incompr...

In this paper we established a Carleman estimate for the elasticity system with the residual stresses. As an application of this estimate we obtain exact controllability results for the same system with locally distributed control.