Mechanics and mathematics of crystals [[electronic resource] ] : selected papers of J. L. Ericksen / / editors Millard F. Beatty, Michael A. Hayes

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910783718403321
• Autore: Ericksen J. L (Jerald L.), <1924->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, NJ., : World Scientific, c2005
• ISBN: 1-281-88106-6; 9786611881061; 981-256-941-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (655 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BeattyMillard F; HayesMichael A; EricksenJ. L <1924-> (Jerald L.)
• Disciplina: 530.41; 548/.7
• Soggetti: Crystallography, Mathematical
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgment; J. L. Ericksen's Autobiography; 1. The Early Years; 2. World War II; 3. Back To School; 4. Comments On My Formal Education; 5. U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL); 6. Johns Hopkins University (JHU); 7. University of Minnesota (UMN); 8. Retirement; Publications of J. L. Ericksen; 1. Crystal Symmetry; On the Symmetry of Crystals*; NONLINEAR ELASTICITY OF DIATOMIC CRYSTALS; On the Symmetry of Deformable Crystals; CHANGES IN SYMMETRY IN ELASTIC CRYSTALS; Crystal Lattices and Sub-Lattices.; On Nonessential Descriptions of Crystal Multilattices; On Groups Occurring in the Theory of Crystal Multi-Lattices 2. Constitutive Theory; MULTI-VALUED STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTIONS FOR CRYSTALS; THE CAUCHY AND BORN HYPOTHESES FOR CRYSTALS; CONSTITUTIVE THEORY FOR SOME CONSTRAINED ELASTIC CRYSTALS; 11 SOME CONSTRAINED ELASTIC CRYSTALS; Equilibrium Theory for X-ray Observations of Crystals; A Minimization Problem in the X-ray Theory; Notes on the X-ray Theory; On Pitteri Neighborhoods Centered at Hexagonal Close-Packed Configurations; 3. Defects; VOLTERRA DISLOCATIONS IN NONLINEARLY ELASTIC BODIES; TWINNING OF ; CRYSTALS (I); 4. Phase TransitionsSome Phase Transitions in Crystals; CONTINUOUS MARTENSITIC TRANSITIONS IN THERMOELASTIC SOLIDS; Weak Martensitic Transformations in Bravais Lattices; Bifurcation and Martensitic transformations in Bravais lattices*; LOCAL BIFURCATION THEORY FOR THERMOELASTIC BRAVAIS LATTICES; Thermal Expansion Involving Phase Transitions in Certain Thermoelastic Crystals; On the Possibility of Having Different Bravais Lattices Connected Thermodynamically; On the Theory of the - Phase Transition in Quartz
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a unique and comprehensive collection of pioneering contributions to the mechanics of crystals by J L Ericksen, a prominent and leading contributor to the study of the mechanics and mathematics of crystalline solids over the past 35 years.