Hamilton's Principle in Continuum Mechanics

by Anthony M. Bedford

This revised, updated edition provides a comprehensive and rigorous description of the application of Hamilton's principle to continuous media. To introduce terminology and initial concepts, it begins with what is called the first problem of the calculus of variations. For both historical and pedagogical reasons, it first discusses the application of the principle to systems of particles, including conservative and non-conservative systems and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030903052
• ISBN13: 9783030903053
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"