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A condition under which more than one state of “constant strain” (contorted aeolotropy) is possible in a two dimensional solid crystal body is derived and some results are presented on the propagation of weak waves in such inhomogeneous elastic solids.
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Epstein, M. A question of constant strain. J Elasticity 17, 23–34 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00042445
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00042445