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The generalised Hamilton-Jacobi inequality and the stability of equilibria in nonlinear elasticity

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Sivaloganathan, J. The generalised Hamilton-Jacobi inequality and the stability of equilibria in nonlinear elasticity. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 107, 347–369 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00251554

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