Neo-Hookean solid

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A neo-Hookean solid is a hyperelastic material model, similar to Hooke's law, that can be used for predicting the nonlinear stress–strain behavior of materials undergoing large deformations. The model was proposed by Ronald Rivlin in 1948 using invariants, though Mooney had already described a version in stretch form in 1940, and Wall had noted the equivalence in shear with the Hooke model in 1942. In contrast to linear elastic materials, the stress–strain curve of a neo-Hookean material is not linear. Instead, the relationship between applied stress and strain is initially linear, but at a certain point the stress–strain curve will plateau. The neo-Hookean model does not account for the dissipative release of energy as heat while straining the material, and perfect elasticity is assumed at all stages of deformation. In addition to being used to model physical materials, the stability and highly non-linear behaviour under compression has made neo-Hookean materials a popular choice for...

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