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Some of the previous theories in the electrostrictive and magnetostrictive materials and their differences are discussed in this paper. A variational principle in the general thermodynamic sense is given and the governing equations can be derived from this principle. Illustrational examples are given.
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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.10472069).
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Kuang, ZB. Some problems in electrostrictive and magnetostrictive materials. Acta Mech. Solida Sin. 20, 219–227 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10338-007-0726-9
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