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On the dynamics of flexure and stretch in the theory of elastic rods

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    Bernard D. Coleman, Ellis H. Dill & David Swigon

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Coleman, B.D., Dill, E.H. & Swigon, D. On the dynamics of flexure and stretch in the theory of elastic rods. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 129, 147–174 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00379919

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