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Application of Relaxation Methods in Materials Science: From the Macroscopic Response of Elastomers to Crystal Plasticity

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In this contribution we review some aspects of the mathematical analysis of fine structures in materials in three distinct systems: small deformations within the range of pseudoelasticity in shape memory materials, soft elasticity for nematic and smectic elastomers, and relaxation via formation of microstructures in single crystal plasticity.

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Dolzmann, G. (2010). Application of Relaxation Methods in Materials Science: From the Macroscopic Response of Elastomers to Crystal Plasticity. In: Hackl, K. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Variational Concepts with Applications to the Mechanics of Materials. IUTAM Bookseries, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9195-6_5

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