Global Integrability of the Reciprocal of Jacobians for Homeomorphisms of Finite Distortion

Abstract

For a homeomorphism with $p$-integrable distortion, we obtain the optimal global degree of integrability for the reciprocal of its Jacobian determinant. As an application, we strengthen the result of Dole\v{z}alov\'a, Hencl and Mal\'y concerning weak limits of Sobolev homeomorphisms with finite distortion. Such limits represent physically admissible deformations, as they remain injective almost everywhere and thus adhere as closely as possible to the principle of non-interpenetration of matter in mathematical models of nonlinear elasticity.