On models for morphoelastic growth
Abstract
Mathematical models for elastic materials undergoing growth will be considered. The characteristic feature is a multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient into an elastic part a growth-related part. Approaches towards the existence of solutions will be discussed in
various settings, including models with and without codimension. This is joint work with Kira Bangert and Julian Blawid.
Stationary points of conformally invariant polyconvex energies
Abstract
In this talk I will discuss recent work, with R. Tione, on the regularity of stationary points for a class of planar polyconvex integrands which are conformally-invariant, a natural assumption in view of geometric applications. We prove that, in two dimensions, stationary points are smooth away from a discrete set. We also show full C^1-regularity for orientation-preserving solutions, which appear naturally in minimization problems of Teichmüller type.