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December  2013, 8(4): 879-912. doi: 10.3934/nhm.2013.8.879

## On the passage from atomistic systems to nonlinear elasticity theory for general multi-body potentials with p-growth

 1 Institut für Mathematik, Universität Augsburg, 86135 Augsburg, Germany, Germany

Received  November 2012 Published  November 2013

We derive continuum limits of atomistic models in the realm of nonlinear elasticity theory rigorously as the interatomic distances tend to zero. In particular we obtain an integral functional acting on the deformation gradient in the continuum theory which depends on the underlying atomistic interaction potentials and the lattice geometry. The interaction potentials to which our theory applies are general finite range models on multilattices which in particular can also account for multi-pole interactions and bond-angle dependent contributions. Furthermore, we discuss the applicability of the Cauchy-Born rule. Our class of limiting energy densities consists of general quasiconvex functions and the class of linearized limiting energies consistent with the Cauchy-Born rule consists of general quadratic forms not restricted by the Cauchy relations.
Citation: Julian Braun, Bernd Schmidt. On the passage from atomistic systems to nonlinear elasticity theory for general multi-body potentials with p-growth. Networks & Heterogeneous Media, 2013, 8 (4) : 879-912. doi: 10.3934/nhm.2013.8.879
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