History of Virtual Work Laws A History of Mechanics Prospective
The book presents a history of classical mechanics by focusing on issues of equilibrium. The historical point of view adopted here restricts attention to cases where the effectiveness of forces is assessed on the basis of the virtual motion of their points of application. For completeness, hints of...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Milano
Springer Milan
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
| Series: | Science Networks. Historical Studies
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Logic status of virtual work laws
- Greek origins
- Arabic and Latin science of weights
- Italian Renaissance statics
- Torricelli’s principle
- European statics during the XVI and XVII centuries
- The principle of virtual velocities
- The Jesuit school of the XVIII century
- Lagrange’s contribution
- Lazare Carnot’s mechanics of collision
- The debate in Italy
- The debate at the Ecole polytechnique
- Poinsot’s criticism
- The treatises of mechanics
- Virtual work laws and continuum mechanics
- Thermodynamical approach