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A variational problem describing phase transitions is considered. It is shown that a multi-vaued function associating with the set of parameters the set of solutions to the problem is continuous and has compact values. Bibliography: 5 titles.
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Translated from Problemy Matematicheskogo Analiza, No. 35, 2007, pp. 111–119
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Osmolovskii, V.G. On the set of solutions to a variational phase transition problem of continuum mechanics. J Math Sci 144, 4645–4654 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-007-0300-5
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10958-007-0300-5