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Euler buckling

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  • Catastrophe Theory
  • Cusp Point
  • Splitting Factor
  • Cusp Catastrophe
  • Imperfection Sensitivity

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Zeeman, E.C. (1976). Euler buckling. In: Hilton, P. (eds) Structural Stability, the Theory of Catastrophes, and Applications in the Sciences. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 525. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0077856

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