Continuum Mechanics

Develops step-by-step the fundamental principles of continuum mechanics. Emphasis is on mathematical clarity, and an extended appendix provides the required bac... » 

Develops step-by-step the fundamental principles of continuum mechanics. Emphasis is on mathematical clarity, and an extended appendix provides the required background knowledge in linear algebra and tensor calculus. The author presents rational thermodynamics by stressing the role of Lagrange multipliers in deriving constitutive functions from underlying entropy principle.(25) «