Nonsmooth/Nonconvex Mechanics

. Ed(s): Gao, David Yang; Ogden, Ray W.; Stavroulakis, Georgios E.

ISBN 10: 0792367863 / ISBN 13: 9780792367864

Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2001

Beschreibung

Offers a discussion of mathematical topics including variational and hemivariational inequalities, duality, complementarity, variational principles, sensitivity analysis, eigenvalue and resonance problems, and minimax problems. This book considers applications in different areas such as nonsmooth statics and dynamics. Editor(s): Gao, David Yang; Ogden, Ray W.; Stavroulakis, Georgios E. Series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications. Num Pages: 520 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBWH; PDE; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 906. . 2001. Hardback. . . . .

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780792367864

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Nonsmooth/Nonconvex Mechanics
• Verlag: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0792367863
• ISBN-13: 9780792367864
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

Nonsmoothness and nonconvexity arise in numerous applications of mechan­ ics and modeling due to the need for studying more and more complicated phe­ nomena and real life applications. Mathematicians have started to provide the necessary tools and theoretical results underpinning these applications. Ap­ plied mathematicians and engineers have begun to realize the benefits of this new area and are adopting, increasingly, these new tools in their work. New computational tools facilitate numerical applications and enable the theory to be tested, and the resulting feedback poses new theoretical questions. Because of the upsurge in activity in the area of nonsmooth and noncon­ vex mechanics, Professors Gao and Ogden, together with the late Professor P.D. Panagiotopoulos, had planned to organize a Minisymposium with the title Nonsmooth and Nonconvex Mechanics within the ASME 1999 Mechanics & Materials Conference, June 27-30 1999, Blacksburg, Virginia. After the unex­ pected death of Professor Panagiotopoulos the first two editors invited the third editor (Professor Stavroulakis) to join them. A large number of mathematical and engineering colleagues supported our efforts by presenting lectures at the Minisymposium in which the available mathematical methods were described and many problems of nonsmooth and nonconvex mechanics were discussed. The interest of the many participants encourages us all to continue our research efforts.

Críticas

'[...] in my opinion it is interesting and useful to all researchers in theoretical and applied mechanics, since it represents a rich source of information on recent developments concerning mathematical models which at present arise more and more frequently in various technological and engineering sectors.'
Meccanica, 36 (2001)