A general theory of subfluids

I. Liquid crystals. On the theory of liquid crystals

F. C. Frank · Discussions of the Faraday Society · 1958 · 2.2K citations

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Theories of elasticity with couple-stress

R. A. Toupin · Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis · 1964 · 1.4K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +10

The theory of liquid crystals

C. W. Oseen · Transactions of the Faraday Society · 1933 · 1.1K citations

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An approximation theorem for functionals, with applications in continuum mechanics

Bernard D. Coleman, Walter Noll · Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis · 1960 · 835 citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics +14

A mathematical theory of the mechanical behavior of continuous media

Walter Noll · Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis · 1958 · 820 citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Physics +15