Polyconvexity

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  1. 1
    A generalization of the notion of convexity for functions defined on spaces of matrices. uncountable

    "Thus we negatively answer Morrey's conjecture in the subclass of isochoric nonlinear energies, since polyconvexity implies quasiconvexity."

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"Thus we negatively answer Morrey's conjecture in the subclass of isochoric nonlinear energies, since polyconvexity implies quasiconvexity."

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From poly- + convexity.

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