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It is shown that the conversion from material to local coordinates in continuum mechanics can be considered as a restricted canonical transformation. As a simple example the longitudinal motion of an elastic bar is discussed.
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Broer, L.J.F., Kobussen, J.A. Conversion from material to local coordinates as a canonical transformation. Appl. Sci. Res. 29, 419–429 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00384163
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00384163