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Past exam of the solid mechanics course of the University of Oxford 2008 3 Solution by
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Put and . Differentiating uses and . HenceIts radial eigenvalue is and its two tangential eigenvalues are . They are positive by hypothesis, so they are also the principal stretches:For an isotropic stored energy the nominal stress has the same radial/tangential projectors,where symmetry of gives equal tangential derivatives. Since and the scalar coefficients depend only on ,Thus equilibrium is exactly .
For the particular energy define . Its two derivatives areAlso . Differentiating the first formula and substituting the equilibrium equation givesThe last terms cancel. Strict positivity of and yields , so for one positive constant . Integration gives .
The displacement data mean and , not . Solving the two scalar equations givesThe given inequality makes . Since increases from to , it is positive on the whole shell, and . Thus the formula is smooth and admissible and satisfies equilibrium. Conversely every admissible radial equilibrium had to have this constant determinant and these two integration constants, proving uniqueness. This is a constant-Jacobian radial equilibrium for a stretch-sum energy.
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