A. Ian Murdoch

Physical Foundations of Continuum Mechanics (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Ian Murdoch's Physical Foundations of Continuum Mechanics will interest engineers, mathematicians, and physicists who study the macroscopic behaviour of solids and fluids or engage in molecular dynamical simulations. In contrast to standard works on the subject, Murdoch's book examines physical assumptions implicit in continuum modelling from a molecular perspective. In so doing, physical interpretations of concepts and fields are clarified by emphasising both their microscopic origin and sensitivity to scales of length and time. Murdoch expertly applies this approach to theories of mixtures, generalised continua, fluid flow through porous media, and systems whose molecular content changes with time. Elements of statistical mechanics are included, for comparison, and two extensive appendices address relevant mathematical concepts and results. This unique and thorough work is an authoritative reference for both students and experts in the field.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139785785
• Artikelnr.: 38279273

Autorenporträt

A. Ian Murdoch is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. His work on continuum mechanics has been widely published in such journals as the Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Journal of Elasticity, International Journal of Engineering Science, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, and the Quarterly Journal of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics. He is the co-editor of two books: Modelling Macroscopic Phenomena at Liquid Boundaries and Modelling Coupled Phenomena in Saturated Porous Materials, and author of published lecture notes: Foundations of Continuum Modelling. Dr Murdoch has taught and lectured at many distinguished mathematics and engineering schools around the world.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Some elements of continuum mechanics
3. Motivation for seeking a molecular scale-dependent perspective on continuum modelling
4. Spatial localisation, mass conservation, and boundaries
5. Motions, material points and linear momentum balance
6. Balance of energy
7. Fine-scale considerations: moments, couple stress, inhomogeneity and energetics
8. Time averaging and systems with changing material content
9. Elements of mixture theory
10. Fluid flow through porous media
11. Linkage of microscopic and macroscopic descriptions of material behaviour via cellular averaging
12. Modelling the behaviour of specific materials: constitutive relations and objectivity
13. Comments on two non-local balance relations
14. Elements of classical statistical mechanics
15. Summary and suggestions for further study
Appendices.