Variational Principles of Continuum Mechanics

I Fundamentals.- Variational Principles.- Thermodynamics.- Continuum Mechanics.- Principle of least action in continuum mechanics.- Direct methods of calculus of variations.- II Variational features of classical continuum models.- Statics of a geometrically linear elastic body.- Statics of a geometrically nonlinear elastic body.- Dynamics of elastic bodies.- Ideal incompressible fluid.- Ideal compressible fluid.- Steady motion of ideal fluid and elastic body.- Principle of least dissipation.- Motion of rigid bodies in fluids.

List of contents

I Fundamentals.- Variational Principles.- Thermodynamics.- Continuum Mechanics.- Principle of least action in continuum mechanics.- Direct methods of calculus of variations.- II Variational features of classical continuum models.- Statics of a geometrically linear elastic body.- Statics of a geometrically nonlinear elastic body.- Dynamics of elastic bodies.- Ideal incompressible fluid.- Ideal compressible fluid.- Steady motion of ideal fluid and elastic body.- Principle of least dissipation.- Motion of rigid bodies in fluids.

Product details

• Authors: Victor Berdichevsky
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Book
• Released: 19.04.2013
• EAN: 9783540884651
• ISBN: 978-3-540-88465-1
• No. of pages: 900
• Illustrations: 900 p. 2 volume-set.
• Series: Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics; Interaction of Mechanics and Mathematics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; C, engineering, Applications of Mathematics, Classical mechanics, Mathematical and Computational Engineering, Classical and Continuum Physics, Mechanical Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Mechanics, Fluid mechanics, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Fluids, Mechanics, Applied, Engineering mathematics, Applied mathematics, Mathematical and Computational Engineering Applications, Maths for engineers