2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/156122We discuss the limiting behavior (using the notion of Γ-limit) of the 3d nonlinear elasticity for thin shells around an arbitrary smooth 2d surface. In particular, under the assumption that the elastic energy of deformations scales like h^4 (where h is the thickness of a shell), we derive a limiting theory which is a generalization of the von Kármán theory for plates.36 pages, 1 figureFunctional AnalysisMathematical Physics74K20, 74B20text