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The Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Continuous Media

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This book presents the nonlinear theories of continuum thermomechanics. Through out 1 emphasize issues that are foundational in nature, and seek results common to materials of arbitrary symmetry. The central part of the book deals with thermoelastic bodies with heat conduction and viscosity, including the inviscid or ideal dissipation less bodies. A surprising variety of phenomena can be modeled within this frame work. Moreover, the main ideas can be transferred into more complicated theories. At present, the major challenge to the non linear thermoelasticity is posed by phase transformations with changes in symmetry. 1. W. Gibbs' immensely inftuen tiaI treatise On the equilibrium of heterogeneous substances has provided a highly successful theory of phase transitions in ftuids. Gibbs brought the view that the ther modynamics is not only the theory of heat, but also a theory of equilibrium, with the of the book is an extension of main tool the minimum principles. A large portion Gibbs' ideas to bodies of general symmetry by the methods of the calculus of varia tions. The interplay between the convexity properties of the stored energy functions, the resulting equations, and the physics of the phenomena is a leading theme.

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"The book is excellent, and covers a very broad area (usually treated as separate topics) from a unified perspective. The author has clearly tried to reduce the mathematical tools to a minimium so as to make the book accessible to readers from the physics community (a more mathematical treatment can be found in his papers). It will be very useful for both mathematicians and physicists." (EMS Newsletter, 1999)

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Authors Miroslav Silhavy, Miroslav silhavý
Publisher Springer, Berlin
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 12.10.2010
 
EAN 9783642082047
ISBN 978-3-642-08204-7
No. of pages 504
Dimensions 155 mm x 36 mm x 235 mm
Weight 766 g
Illustrations XIV, 504 p.
Series Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Thermodynamics

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