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The subject to be developed in this article covers a very large field of existence theory for linear and nonlinear partial differential equations. Indeed, problems of static elasticity, of the propagation of waves in elastic media, and of the thermodynamics of continua require existence theorems for elliptic, hyperbolic and parabolic equations both linear and nonlinear. Even if one restricts oneself to linear elasticity, there are several kinds of partial differential equations to be considered. In static problems we encounter second order systems, either with constant or with variable coefficients (homogeneous and non-homogeneous bodies), scalar second order equations (for instance either in the St. Venant torsion problems or in the membrane theory), fourth order equations (equilibrium of thin plates), eighth order equations (equilibrium of shells). Each case must be considered with several kinds of boundary conditions, corresponding to different physical situations. On the other hand, to every problem of static elasticity corresponds a dynamical one, connected with the study of vibrations in the elastic system under consideration. Moreover, problems of thermodynamics require the study of certain diffusion problems of parabolic type. In addition to that, the study of materials with memory requires existence theorems for certain integro-differential equations, first considered by Volterra.
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Fichera, G. (1973). Existence Theorems in Elasticity. In: Truesdell, C. (eds) Linear Theories of Elasticity and Thermoelasticity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-39776-3_3
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