Koiteres
Koiteres refer to a type of three-dimensional structure that arises from the competition between two or more strain components in a material or system under load. The term is used to describe a class of geometrical and physically distinct modes of deformation that cannot be represented as a composition of simple extensions of the material. Koiteres are a fundamental concept in the study of configurational forces, which are forces that arise from the interaction between a material's configuration (its spatial arrangement) and the loads applied to it.
The name "Koiter" is derived from the Dutch mathematician and physicist Willy Koiter, who first introduced the
Koiteres can manifest themselves in a variety of physical systems, including elastic bodies, magma flow, granular