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50: Elasticity

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We have generally been treating solid bodies as if they are infinitely rigid, and do not deform when forces are applied to them, and this is often not a bad approximation. But in the real world, solid bodies do deform somewhat, and we sometimes need to allow for these deformation effects. Elasticity refers to the ability of a material to be deformed somewhat, then return to its original state


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