CONFIGURATIONAL FORCES - THERMOMECHANICS, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS, AND NUMERICS

Features: Unites the work of several pioneers in the field; Provides examples of standard linear and nonlinear, recoverable, and thermodynamically irreversible behaviors; Presents applications of shock waves, phase-transition fronts, and metallurgy problems involving a multitude of phases; Covers complex cases that frequently occur in contemporary continuum mechanics, such as polar materials, solid-fluid mixtures, and electromagnetic deformable media of different types; Gives a variety of examples based on generalized continuum mechanics; Offers a general view of the world of material-configurational forces; Includes an extensive list of references as well as numerous illustrations, with some in color.