Advances in Applied Mechanics, Volume 40 (Advances in Applied Mechanics)
Contributors: Hassan Aref (Editor); Erik van der Giessen (Editor)
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: December 13, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780120020409
Subjects: Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics); Science; Engineering Mechanics; Science/Mathematics; Applied Sciences; Mechanics - General; Science / Physics; Engineering - Civil
First sentence: This review presents a unified treatment of several topics at the intersection of continuum mechanics and materials science; the thrust concerns processes involving evolving interfaces, focusing on grain-boundaries, solid-vapor interfaces (with emphasis on epitaxy), and coherent phase-transitions.