The force on a lattice defect in an elas
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R. C. Batra
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Article
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1987
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Springer Netherlands
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English
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It is shown that the force on a lattice defect in an elastic body is, like the force on a disclination in a nematic liquid crystal, a real force which, for equilibrium, must be balanced by an external force applied to the closed surface enclosing the defect.