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Minimum principle in the linear theory of porous piezoelectric materials

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In this paper we establish a minimum principle of Reiss and Haug type within the linear theory of piezoelectric materials with voids.

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  1. Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'informazione e Matemarica Applicata, Università di Salerno, 84100, Salerno, Italy

    M. Ciarletta

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Catania, Viale A. Doria, 6, 95125, Catania, Italy

    A. Scalia

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Ciarletta, M., Scalia, A. Minimum principle in the linear theory of porous piezoelectric materials. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo 42, 65–81 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02845111

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