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In this paper, a new mathematical form, matrix continued fraction (MCF) is introduced to describe the decay of effects of an equilibrant system of forces acting on a sphere of an elastic body. By this way, the famous Saint-Venant's principle is proved often but not always valid in computational mechanics.
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Communicated by Chen Zhi-da
Deeply thank Prof. Liang Wu-tao, Chen Zhi-da, Zheng Zhao-bei, Wu Ji-ke, Wang Min-zhong, Wang Lei, Hua An-zeng, Wang Liang-guo, Chen Zi-yin, Xu Zhi-lun, et al., who have helped me work in this aspect.
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Jian-xun, W. The theory of static decay in computational mechanics. Appl Math Mech 12, 345–354 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020397
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02020397