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The theory of continuous distributions of inhomogeneities is extended to the context of elastic media with internal structure. Homogeneity conditions are derived in terms of three material connections naturally arising from the uniform constitutive laws.
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Epstein, M., De León, M. Homogeneity conditions for generalized cosserat media. J Elasticity 43, 189–201 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00042500
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