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Liquid crystal physics

the ability of nematic elastomers to deform at near-zero stress by rotating the director, so certain strains cost almost no elastic energy.

In liquid crystal physics, soft elasticity refers to the ability of nematic elastomers to deform at near-zero stress by rotating the director, so certain strains cost almost no elastic energy. This meaning comes from Warner (1994) in Journal de Physique II.[1]

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Warner, M., Bladon, P., & Terentjev, E. M. (1994). “Soft elasticity”: deformation without resistance in liquid crystal elastomers. Journal de Physique II, 4(1), 93-102. https://doi.org/10.1051/jp2:1994116

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