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A mathematical model of network elastoplasticity

Differential Geometry 2022-04-28 v2 Materials Science Combinatorics Dynamical Systems

Abstract

We introduce a mathematical model, based on networks, for the elasticity and plasticity of materials. We define the tension tensor for a periodic graph in a Euclidean space, and we show that the tension tensor expresses elasticity under deformation. Plasticity is induced by local moves on a graph. The graph is described in terms of the weights of edges, and we discuss how these weights affect the plasticity.

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@article{arxiv.2107.04310,
  title  = {A mathematical model of network elastoplasticity},
  author = {Hiroki Kodama and Ken'ichi Yoshida},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2107.04310},
  year   = {2022}
}

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29 pages, 14 figures. Final version

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