A Geometric Approach to Thermomechanics of Dissipating Continua (Progress in Mathematical Physics)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston
Published: October 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 261
ISBN-13: 9780817642839
Subjects: Mathematics for scientists & engineers; Thermodynamics; Optimization (Mathematical Theory); Mathematical Physics; Science; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Geometry - General; Mechanics - Dynamics - Thermodynamics; Applications of Mathematics; Fluid Dynamics; Materials Science; Mathematics / Applied; Mechanics; Linear Programming; Continuum mechanics
Description: "The required mathematical background is given in several appendices, although some basic understanding of differential geometry and tensor analysis would be helpful. The book is largely self-contained and should serve a readership of graduate students, researchers, and engineers in applied mathematics, mechanics, and physics."--Jacket.