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[For the entire collection see Zbl 0745.00050.] The paper deals with a discussion on the one-dimensional variational problem (P) known as two-point problem of Lagrange. In these problems one seeks the value of the infimum of a functional \(V\) and, especially, to identify those functions in \(V\), if any, at which the infimum is attained. The term Lavrent'ev phenomenon refers to a surprising result concerning the above problem (P) and first demonstrated by M. Lavrent'ev. He has shown that it is possible for the variational integral \(I\) of problem (P) to possess an infimum on the dense subclass of \(C^ 1\)- functions in a class \(A\) that is strictly greater than its minimum value on the full class \(A\). Next, the author describes a problem in continuum mechanics to which the above considerations are applicable. He considers a material body described relative to a reference configuration \(\Omega\subset R^ n\), \(n=2\) or 3, consisting of the unit ball. He assumes that the material is hyperelastic in the sense that there is an energy function which furnishes the Piola-Kirchoff stress tensor field. The paper has a cognizable character, but it is not far from technical applications.