Non-Classical Continuum Mechanics A Dictionary
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Gérard A. Maugin
Non-Classical Continuum Mechanics A Dictionary
Advanced Structured Materials Volume 51
Series editors Andreas Öchsner, Southport Queensland, Australia Lucas F.M. da Silva, Porto, Portugal Holm Altenbach, Magdeburg, Germany
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Gérard A. Maugin
Non-Classical Continuum Mechanics A Dictionary
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Gérard A. Maugin Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert Université Pierre et Marie Curie Paris France
ISSN 1869-8433 Advanced Structured Materials ISBN 978-981-10-2433-7 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-2434-4
ISSN 1869-8441
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ISBN 978-981-10-2434-4
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Preface
This short preface has a main purpose to explain how I came to the idea of the present opus. From my viewpoint, a short encyclopaedia or dictionary should give the basic definitions, main historic developments, a short technical description, directions of research, and a short selected but efficient bibliography for each item.1 It should also point out unavoidable relationships between various entries, so that the redaction of such a work requires some technical experience from its author and also some benevolence and open mindedness. Because of my life story and experience I believe to have acquired the required conspectus, but also inquisitiveness, for this redaction in a selected subject matter, theories of continua that are decidedly not classical. My experience in writing concise technical reports on various facets o
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