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Regularity for Variational Inequalities — A Survey of Results

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Part of the book series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications ((NOIA,volume 55))

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We give an overview of the methods to prove regularity results for variational inequalities emphasizing application to elasticity.

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  2. University of Florida, USA

    P. M. Pardalos

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Schumann, R. (2001). Regularity for Variational Inequalities — A Survey of Results. In: Gilbert, R.P., Panagiotopoulos, P.D., Pardalos, P.M. (eds) From Convexity to Nonconvexity. Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications, vol 55. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0287-2_20

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