Scaling laws for linear-elastic two-variant martensitic phase transitions in general domains

We consider a two-well problem within geometrically linear elasticity, on a bounded Lipschitz set in dimension $n\ge 2$. We assume that the two wells are compatible through a symmetrized rank-one connection and that the displacement matches their average on the boundary, and we include a regularization based on the total surface energy. We show that there are two distinct regimes, with the energy scaling differently in terms of the surface-energy coefficient $\eps$: it is proportional to $\eps^{2/3}$ if there are two distinct compatible twin-normal directions, and to $\eps^{4/5}$ if there is only one. This matches previous findings in rectangles and other special geometries, mostly in two dimensions, and the lower bounds obtained by a Fourier method by Raiţă, Rüland, Tissot and Tribuzio (2024). Our results are obtained by explicit constructions, which contain a self-similar refinement of oscillations close to the boundary, and by a short real-space proof of the matching lower bounds.

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arXiv (Cornell University)
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2026-11-03
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https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2611.04329
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Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
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Scaling laws for linear-elastic two-variant martensitic phase transitions in general domains

Oleksandr Misiats, Sergio Conti
arXiv (Cornell University)
Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
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Scaling laws for linear-elastic two-variant martensitic phase transitions in general domains

Oleksandr Misiats, Sergio Conti
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Abstract

We consider a two-well problem within geometrically linear elasticity, on a bounded Lipschitz set in dimension $n\ge 2$. We assume that the two wells are compatible through a symmetrized rank-one connection and that the displacement matches their average on the boundary, and we include a regularization based on the total surface energy. We show that there are two distinct regimes, with the energy scaling differently in terms of the surface-energy coefficient $\eps$: it is proportional to $\eps^{2/3}$ if there are two distinct compatible twin-normal directions, and to $\eps^{4/5}$ if there is only one. This matches previous findings in rectangles and other special geometries, mostly in two dimensions, and the lower bounds obtained by a Fourier method by Raiţă, Rüland, Tissot and Tribuzio (2024). Our results are obtained by explicit constructions, which contain a self-similar refinement of oscillations close to the boundary, and by a short real-space proof of the matching lower bounds.

arXiv (Cornell University)
Shape Memory Alloy Transformations
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