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A rigid sphere of radius R is indented by a vertical force P, bringing it into no-slip contact with the surface of an incompressible isotropic elastic half-space. The indentation is resisted by the elasticity of the substrate as well as the substrate–air surface tension σ. (Online version in colour.)
