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Compatibility equations are derived for the components of generalized strains of rank m associated with generalized displacements of rank m − 1 by analogs of Cauchy kinematic relations in n-dimensional space (multi-dimensional continuous medium) (m ≥ 1, n ≥ 2). These relations can be written in the form of equating to zero all components of the incompatibility tensor of rank m(n − 2) or its dual generalized Riemann–Christoffel tensor of rank 2m. The number of independent components of these tensors is found; this number coincides with that of compatibility equations in terms of generalized strains or stresses. The inequivalence of the full system of compatibility equations to any of its weakened subsystems is discussed, together with diverse formulations of boundary value problems in generalized stresses in which the number of equations in a domain can exceed the number of unknowns.
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Georgievskii, D.V. Generalized compatibility equations for tensors of high ranks in multidimensional continuum mechanics. Russ. J. Math. Phys. 23, 475–483 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106192081604004X
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