Checking the Triple Product Rule for the Compression and Stretching of Materials
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https://doi.org/10.14738/aivp.1306.19649Keywords:
Euler’s Chain Relationship, Cyclic relation, Cyclic chain rule, Compression, Expansion, Elastomers, RubberAbstract
It is shown here that the well-known thermodynamic relation which stems from the triple product rule is not valid for descriptions of the compression and stretching of almost all materials.
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