Reciprocal-Jacobian quadratic hyperelastic energy

ID: reciprocal-jacobian-quadratic-hyperelastic-energy

On positive-determinant deformation gradients, the first Piola-Kirchhoff stress is . Its zero set is : multiplication by gives , and determinants give . These are also the global minimizers, since and has its unique minimum at . The minimum energy is rather than zero; an additive constant changes no stress.

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