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Past exam of the solid mechanics course of the University of Oxford 2010 1 c Solution by
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As a function of the full deformation gradient, use . Let , a proper rotation. Assumed full frame indifference would give . For , its infinitesimal strain is . Quadratic homogeneity therefore givesChoose . ThenThe homogeneous deformation changes volume but has zero energy. This illustrates why a nondegenerate small-strain quadratic energy cannot also be imposed as a fully frame-indifferent finite-deformation energy.
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