Tensor Algebra and Tensor Analysis for Engineers : With Applications to Continuum Mechanics

Vectors and Tensors in a Finite-Dimensional Space.- Vector and Tensor Analysis in Euclidean Space.- Curves and Surfaces in Three-Dimensional Euclidean Space.- Eigenvalue Problem and Spectral Decomposition of Second-Order Tensors.- Fourth-Order Tensors.- Analysis of Tensor Functions.- Analytic Tensor Functions.- Applications to Continuum Mechanics.

Prof. Itskov studied Automobile Engineering at the Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical University, Russia. In 1990 he received his doctoral degree in mechanics, and in 2002 he obtained his habilitation degree in mechanics from the University of Bayreuth, Germany. Since 2004 he has been full professor for continuum mechanics at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany. His research interests comprise tensor analysis, non-linear continuum mechanics, in particular the application to anisotropic materials, as well as the mechanics of elastomers and soft tissues in a broad sense.