An Introduction To G-Convergence Book

	Introduction	1
1	The direct method in the calculus of variations	8
2	Minimum problems for integral functionals	19
3	Relaxation	28
4	[Gamma]-convergence and K-convergence	38
5	Comparison with pointwise convergence	46
6	Some properties of [actual symbol not reproducible]-limits	53
7	Convergence of minima and of minimizers	67
8	Sequential characterization of [actual symbol not reproducible]-limits	86
9	[actual symbol not reproducible]-convergence in metric spaces	101
10	The topology of [actual symbol not reproducible]-convergence	111
11	[actual symbol not reproducible]-convergence in topological vector spaces	126
12	Quadratic forms and linear operators	133
13	Convergence of resolvents and G-convergence	148
14	Increasing set functions	165
15	Lower semicontinuous increasing functionals	174
16	[actual symbol not reproducible]-convergence of increasing set functionals	181
17	The topology of [actual symbol not reproducible]-convergence	189
18	The fundamental estimate	202
19	Local functionals and the fundamental estimate	208
20	Integral representation of [Gamma]-limits	215
21	Boundary conditions	223
22	G-convergence of elliptic operators	229
23	Translation invariant functionals	239
24	Homogenization	247
25	Some examples in homogenization	256
	Guide to the literature	265
	Bibliography	289
	Index	339