For the last decade, the author has been working to extend continuum mechanics to treat moving boundaries in materials focusing, in particular, on problems of metallurgy. This monograph presents a rational treatment of the notion of configurational forces; it is an effort to promote a new viewpoint. Included is a presentation of configurational forces within a classical context and a discussion of their use in areas as diverse as phase transitions and fracture. The work should be of interest to materials scientists, mechanicians, and mathematicians.
| ISBN: | 9780387986678 |
| Publication date: | 29th December 1999 |
| Author: | Morton E Gurtin |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer New York |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 249 pages |
| Series: | Applied Mathematical Sciences |
| Genres: |
Classical mechanics Testing of materials Applied mathematics Mechanical engineering |