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Maugin, Gerard A.
Continuum Mechanics Through the Twentieth Century A Concise Historical Perspective / [electronic resource] : by Gerard A Maugin. - XV, 314 p. online resource. - Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 196 0925-0042 ; .
This overview of the development of continuum mechanics throughout the twentieth century is unique and ambitious. Utilizing a historical perspective, it combines an exposition on the technical progress made in the field and a marked interest in the role played by remarkable individuals and scientific schools and institutions on a rapidly evolving social background. It underlines the newly raised technical questions and their answers, and the ongoing reflections on the bases of continuum mechanics associated, or in competition, with other branches of the physical sciences, including thermodynamics. The emphasis is placed on the development of a more realistic modeling of deformable solids and the exploitation of new mathematical tools. The book presents a balanced appraisal of advances made in various parts of the world. The author contributes his technical expertise, personal recollections, and international experience to this general overview, which is very informative albeit concise.
9789400763531
Engineering.
Global analysis (Mathematics).
Materials.
Engineering.
Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.
Analysis.
Classical Continuum Physics.
620.1
Continuum Mechanics Through the Twentieth Century A Concise Historical Perspective / [electronic resource] : by Gerard A Maugin. - XV, 314 p. online resource. - Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, 196 0925-0042 ; .
This overview of the development of continuum mechanics throughout the twentieth century is unique and ambitious. Utilizing a historical perspective, it combines an exposition on the technical progress made in the field and a marked interest in the role played by remarkable individuals and scientific schools and institutions on a rapidly evolving social background. It underlines the newly raised technical questions and their answers, and the ongoing reflections on the bases of continuum mechanics associated, or in competition, with other branches of the physical sciences, including thermodynamics. The emphasis is placed on the development of a more realistic modeling of deformable solids and the exploitation of new mathematical tools. The book presents a balanced appraisal of advances made in various parts of the world. The author contributes his technical expertise, personal recollections, and international experience to this general overview, which is very informative albeit concise.
9789400763531
Engineering.
Global analysis (Mathematics).
Materials.
Engineering.
Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.
Analysis.
Classical Continuum Physics.
620.1