A generalized model for the uniaxial isothermal deformation of a viscoelastic body

Using the notion of a fractional derivative e formulate a new model for a uniaxial deformation of a visco-elastic bode. The basic assumption is that all derivatives sigma((gamma)) with respect to time of the stress depend (with specified weighting factor) on all derivatives epsilon((gamma)) with respect to time of the strain (multiplied with another weighting factor), for 0 less than or equal to gamma < 1. In this respect our model is a generalization of the Zener model, i.e.. it is a Zener fractional model with infinitely many terms. The relation between stress and strain is given in explicit form For two specific choices of parameters the behavior of the model under suddenly applied stress (creep) and suddenly applied strain (stress relaxation) are examined.