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On the construction of anisotropic polyconvex energy densities
Author(s) -
Ebbing Vera,
Schröder J.,
Neff Patrizio
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pamm
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1617-7061
DOI - 10.1002/pamm.200700118
Subject(s) - anisotropy , metric (unit) , symmetry (geometry) , theoretical physics , physics , statistical physics , computer science , classical mechanics , mathematics , geometry , quantum mechanics , engineering , operations management
In this contribution we propose a general framework for the construction of polyconvex energies for arbitrary anisotropy classes. The main idea is the introduction of an anisotropic metric reflecting the material symmetry of the underlying crystal. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)