Introduction
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Is the yield stress a flow to no-flow transition? i.e., as per Barnes and Walters (1985), is there viscous flow below the yield stress?
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Can the yield stress be inferred by extrapolation of the flow curve to zero shear rate?
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Can the yield stress be inferred from startup experiments?
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Are non-linear oscillatory shear measurements a better way to infer the yield stress?