Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: In the recent paper (Melly and Czekanski 2026), a viscoelasticity theory was formulated in terms of “viscous potentials.” Such formulation started proliferating in scientific literature (e.g. Pioletti et al. 1998, Ghahfarokhi et al. 2020, Upadhyay et al. 2020). Seemingly simple, it has an intrinsic flaw – the inability to accommodate strain jumps. The jumps lead to unphysical infinities in stresses, which is unacceptable. We emphasize this issue in the present note.
Source: Mechanics Of Soft Materials
Author: K. Y. Volokh
Institution: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Mechanics of Materials
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $3,290
OpenAlex ID: W7140208544