A Note on Topological Degree for Potential Operators.
Abstract
The index of an isolated critical point which is also a local minimum is shown to be one for a class of functionals of interest. The result is applied to study the number of possible buckled states possessed by a thin elastic shell. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0771761
Entities
People
- Paul H. Rabinowitz
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Mathematics