Abstract
A model is proposed for a solid whose mathematical form is similar to the Ginzburg-Landau theory for superconductors. An effect involving loss of shear stability of a crystalline medium in a field of shear stresses is discussed and the crystalline media are classified into those of the first and second kind depending on the nature of the defect penetration in the bulk of the material.

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