Principles of Continuum Mechanics: A Basic Course for Physicists (Nečas Center Series) - Softcover

Martinec, Zdeněk

 
9783030053895: Principles of Continuum Mechanics: A Basic Course for Physicists (Nečas Center Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 303005389X ISBN 13: 9783030053895
Publisher: Birkhäuser, 2019

Synopsis

This book addresses the basic concepts of continuum mechanics, that is, the classical field theory of deformable bodies. The theory is systematically developed, from the kinematics to the balance equations, the material theory, and the entropy principles. In turn, the linear-elastic solids, the ideal liquid and the Newtonian liquid are presented in detail as concrete applications. The book concludes by covering the theory of small motions in a medium with a finite prestress. In general, the emphasis is on presenting the content in a clear and straightforward way that requires only an elementary grasp of calculus, linear algebra, and Newtonian mechanics. The book is intended for students of physics, mechanics, engineering and the geosciences, as well as applied mathematics, with a year or more of college calculus behind them.

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About the Author

Zdenek Martinec, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland
and
Department of Geophysics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

From the Back Cover

This book addresses the basic concepts of continuum mechanics, that is, the classical field theory of deformable bodies. The theory is systematically developed, from the kinematics to the balance equations, the material theory, and the entropy principles. In turn, the linear-elastic solids, the ideal liquid and the Newtonian liquid are presented in detail as concrete applications. The book concludes by covering the theory of small motions in a medium with a finite prestress. In general, the emphasis is on presenting the content in a clear and straightforward way that requires only an elementary grasp of calculus, linear algebra, and Newtonian mechanics. The book is intended for students of physics, mechanics, engineering and the geosciences, as well as applied mathematics, with a year or more of college calculus behind them.

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Publisher
Birkhäuser
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
303005389X
ISBN 13 
9783030053895
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
266