TY - BOOK ID - 110868768 TI - Continuum mechanics and thermodynamics of matter PY - 2016 SN - 1316559866 1316560252 131656259X 1316560643 1316106160 1316561038 1316557529 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Continuum mechanics. KW - Thermodynamics. KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Dynamics KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Heat KW - Heat-engines KW - Quantum theory KW - Mechanics of continua KW - Elasticity KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Field theory (Physics) UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:110868768 AB - Aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students, this book provides a clear unified view of continuum mechanics that will be a welcome addition to the literature. Samuel Paolucci provides a well-grounded mathematical structure and also gives the reader a glimpse of how this material can be extended in a variety of directions, furnishing young researchers with the necessary tools to venture into brand new territory. Particular emphasis is given to the roles that thermodynamics and symmetries play in the development of constitutive equations for different materials. Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Matter is ideal for a one-semester course in continuum mechanics, with 250 end-of-chapter exercises designed to test and develop the reader's understanding of the concepts covered. Six appendices enhance the material further, including a comprehensive discussion of the kinematics, dynamics and balance laws applicable in Riemann spaces. ER -