Overview
- Provides a general framework for the geometric foundations of continuum mechanics
- Highlights the relationship between the physical aspects of continuum mechanics and the underlying mathematical notions
- Appeals to an audience of mathematicians, physicists, and engineers interested in the foundational problems of the area
Part of the book series: Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics (AMMA, volume 49)
Part of the book sub series: Advances in Continuum Mechanics (ACM)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (24 chapters)
Keywords
About this book
Foundations of Geometric Continuum Mechanics will be an invaluable resource for researchers in the area, particularly mathematicians, physicists, and engineers interested in the foundational notions of continuum mechanics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Reuven Segev is the H. Greenhill Chair Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel. His research focuses on the applications of geometrical and analytical methods in mechanics in general and the mechanics of continuous media, in particular. He also serves as the President of the Israeli Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Geometric Mechanics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Foundations of Geometric Continuum Mechanics
Book Subtitle: Geometry and Duality in Continuum Mechanics
Authors: Reuven Segev
Series Title: Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35655-1
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35654-4Published: 01 November 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-35657-5Due: 12 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-35655-1Published: 31 October 2023
Series ISSN: 1571-8689
Series E-ISSN: 1876-9896
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 411
Number of Illustrations: 100 b/w illustrations, 17 illustrations in colour
Topics: Differential Geometry, Classical and Continuum Physics