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The Physical Basis of Elasticity of Solid Quasicrystals

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Mathematical Theory of Elasticity of Quasicrystals and Its Applications

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The physical background on elasticity of solid quasicrystals is quite different from that of the crystal elasticity or classical elasticity; the discussion about this provides a basis of the subsequent contents of the book.

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Fan, TY. (2016). The Physical Basis of Elasticity of Solid Quasicrystals. In: Mathematical Theory of Elasticity of Quasicrystals and Its Applications. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 246. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1984-5_4

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