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On copositive matrices and strong ellipticity for isotropic elastic materials

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, USA

    H. C. Simpson & S. J. Spector

  2. Department of Mathematics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

    H. C. Simpson & S. J. Spector

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Simpson, H.C., Spector, S.J. On copositive matrices and strong ellipticity for isotropic elastic materials. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 84, 55–68 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00251549

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