Continuum Mechanics through the Ages - From the Renaissance to the Twentieth Century From Hydraulics to Plasticity
Mixing scientific, historic and socio-economic vision, this unique book complements two previously published volumes on the history of continuum mechanics from this distinguished author. In this volume, Gérard A. Maugin looks at the period from the renaissance to the twentieth century and he include...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
| Series: | Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1 Particles/Molecules vs Continuum: the Never-Ending Debate
- 2 Hydraulics: The Importance of Observations and Experiments
- 3 On Porous Media and Mixtures
- 4 Viscosity, Fast Flows and the Science of Flight
- 5 Duhem on Hydrodynamics and Elasticity
- 6 Poincaré and Hilbert on Continuum Mechanics
- 7 Viscoelasticity of Solids (Old and New)
- 8 Plasticity over 150 Years (1864-2014)
- 9 Fracture: To Crack or not to Crack. That is the Question. 10 Geometry and Continuum Mechanics
- 11 The Masters of Modern Continuum Mechanics
- 12 Epilogue
- Index