On the potential of connected stars as auxetic systems

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 925-935

  Grima, J N ^a   Gatt, R ^a   Alderson, A ^b   Evans, K E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auxetic; EMUDA; Modelling; Negative Poisson's ratio; Stars

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON RATIO;

AUXETIC; EMUDA; NEGATIVE POISSON'S RATIO; STARS;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 29144511484     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020500401139     Document Type: Article

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