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The classical equations of equilibrium of elastic dielectrics may be derived in an illuminating form by means of a variational principle due to Toupin [5]. A linear version of the variational principle is described in this section.
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Mindlin, R.D. (1972). Toupin’s Variational Principle for the Classical Theory. In: Polarization Gradient in Elastic Dielectrics. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 24. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-2998-2_3
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