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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0699.00009.] The objective of the paper is to demonstrate the existence of minimizers as well as a discussion of the Lavrentiev phenomenon for a one- dimensional problem in the calculus of variations. The author suggests that the Lavrentiev phenomenon may be a signal (or starting point) of the process of fracture of materials. Radial deformations of a hyperelastic, nonhomogeneous and anisotropic ball (in the reference configuration) are investigated. On account of radial symmetry the mechanical problem is reduced to a one-dimensional problem in the calculus of variations (even if \(n=2\) or 3). The author constructs an energy satisfying suitable conditions (like coercivity and poly-convexity in the sense of Ball) guaranteeing existence of minimizers in the case when the Lavrentiev phenomenon occurs. The paper is well written and will be of interest to researchers in the continuum mechanics especially those who are mathematically inclined.