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Nematic elastomers: modelling, analysis, and numerical simulations

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Poly-, Quasi- and Rank-One Convexity in Applied Mechanics

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We review in these notes some of our recent work on modelling the mechanical response of nematic elastomers, both under static and dynamic loadings. Our aim is to compare theoretical results based on mathematical analysis and numerical simulations with the available experimental evidence, in order to examine critically the various accomplishments, and some interesting problems that remain open.

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DeSimone, A. (2010). Nematic elastomers: modelling, analysis, and numerical simulations. In: Schröder, J., Neff, P. (eds) Poly-, Quasi- and Rank-One Convexity in Applied Mechanics. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 516. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-0174-2_7

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