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Quasiconvexity and uniqueness of equilibrium solutions in nonlinear elasticity

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Knops, R.J., Stuart, C.A. Quasiconvexity and uniqueness of equilibrium solutions in nonlinear elasticity. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 86, 233–249 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00281557

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