We discuss a framework for the description of gradient plasticity in isotropic solids based on the Riemannian curvature derived from a metric induced by plastic deformation. This culminates in a flow rule in the form of a fourth-order partial differential equation for the plastic strain rate, in contrast to the second-order flow rules that have been proposed in alternative treatments of gradient plasticity in isotropic solids.
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