 Work-conjugate stress and strain

A stress measure $T$ is work-conjugate to a strain measure $E$ when their contraction gives the mechanical power per specified volume for every admissible deformation rate. The reference-volume power is $P_{Ii}{\dot{F}}_{iI}=\tau :D$, with Kirchhoff stress tensor $\tau$ and rate-of-strain tensor $D$. A strain constraint can leave the conjugate stress undetermined by a reaction component that does no admissible work; uniqueness should therefore not be assumed on a restricted set of rates.