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A uniqueness theorem in the theory of elastic materials with voids

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In the context of the linear theory of homogeneous and isotropic elastic materials with voids, an initial-boundary-value problem in terms of stress and volume fraction fields is formulated and the uniqueness of its solution established.

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Chandrasekharaiah, D.S. A uniqueness theorem in the theory of elastic materials with voids. J Elasticity 18, 173–179 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00127556

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