An introduction to mathematical modeling :a course in mechanics
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J. Tinsley Oden
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Hoboken, N.J.
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Wiley
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c2011
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xiv, 334 p. ; 24 cm.
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Wiley series in computational mechanics
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Includes bibliographical references )p. 317-323( and index
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CONTENTS NOTE
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Machine generated contents note: Preface.I. Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics.1. Kinematics of Deformable Bodies.2. Mass and Momentum.3. Force and Stress in Deformable Bodies.4. The Principles of Balance of Linear and Angular Momentum.5. The Principle of Conservation of Energy.6. Thermodynamics of Continua and the Second Law.7. Constitutive Equations.8. Examples and Applications.II. Electromagnetic Field Theory and Quantum Mechanics.9. Electromagnetic Waves.01. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.11. Dynamical Variables and Observables in Quantum Mechanics: The Mathematical Formalism.21. Applications: The Harmonic Oscillator and the Hydrogen Atom.31. Spin and Pauli's Principle.41. Atomic and Molecular Structure.51. Ab Initio Methods: Approximate Methods and Density Functional Theory.III. Statistical Mechanics.61. Basic Concepts: Ensembles, Distribution Functions and Averages.71. Statistical Mechanics Basis of Classical Thermodynamics.Exercises.References