The time-dependent von Kármán plate equation as a limit of 3d nonlinear elasticity.

The asymptotic behaviour of solutions of three-dimensional nonlinear elastodynamics in a thin plate is studied, as the thickness h of the plate tends to zero. Under appropriate scalings of the applied force and of the initial values in terms of h, it is shown that three-dimensional solutions of the nonlinear elastodynamic equation converge to solutions of the time-dependent von Kármán plate equation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]