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A theory of asymmetric viscoelasticity of anisotropic polymer systems has been formulated based on the relaxation dynamics of irreversible processes. Consideration has been given to the effect associated with the relaxation of couple stresses.
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Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 78, No. 5, pp. 27–34, September–October, 2005.
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Volkov, V.S. Relaxation thermodynamics and viscoelasticity of anisotropic polymer systems. J Eng Phys Thermophys 78, 862–870 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10891-006-0005-5
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