Applications of polyconvexity and strong ellipticity to nonlinear elasticity and elastic plate theory

CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Courses and Lectures

Volumn 516, Issue , 2010, Pages 265-299

  Steigmann, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84861946088     PISSN: 02541971     EISSN: 23093706     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-0174-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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