##  [Maxwell-Betti Reciprocity Theorem](/maxwell-betti-reciprocity-theorem) 

  ##  [Maxwell-Betti Reciprocity Theorem](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/maxwell-betti-reciprocity-theorem-0) 

  

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Definition

In a linear, elastic, and statically admissible structure under small displacements with conservative loading, the work done by one system of external forces acting through the displacements produced by a second system equals the work done by the second system acting through the displacements produced by the first. Equivalently, influence (flexibility) coefficients are symmetric.