An introduction to mathematical modeling : a course in mechanics / J. Tinsley Oden

By:

Oden, J. Tinsley

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Wiley series in computational mechanicsPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2011Description: xiv, 334 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781118019030

Subject(s):

Mechanics, Analytic

Contents:

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.10. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics.11. Dynamical Variables and Observables in Quantum Mechanics: The Mathematical Formalism.12. Applications: The Harmonic Oscillator and the Hydrogen Atom.13. Spin and Pauli’s Principle.14. Atomic and Molecular Structure.15. Ab Initio Methods: Approximate Methods and Density Functional Theory.III. Statistical Mechanics.16. Basic Concepts: Ensembles, Distribution Functions and Averages.17. Statistical Mechanics Basis of Classical Thermodynamics.Exercises.References

Summary: "An important resource, this book provides a short-course in nonlinear continuum mechanics, contains a brief account of electromagnetic wave theory and Maxwell’s equations as well as an introductory account of quantum mechanics, and presents a brief introduction to statistical mechanics of systems in thermodynamic equilibrium. Also included is information on continuum mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. The author approaches mechanics as the branch of physics and mathematical science concerned with describing the motion of bodies, including their deformation and temperature changes, under the action of forces, and if the study of the propagation of waves and the transformation of energy in physical systems are added, then the term mechanics does indeed apply to everything that is covered within the book. "-- c Provided by publisherSummary: "An important resource, this book provides a short-course in nonlinear continuum mechanics, contains a brief account of electromagnetic wave theory and Maxwell’s equations as well as an introductory account of quantum mechanics, and presents a brief introduction to statistical mechanics of systems in thermodynamic equilibrium. Also included is information on continuum mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics"-- c Provided by publisher

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf	UMPLIB PEKAN	QA807 .O34 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0000067147

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-323) and index

"An important resource, this book provides a short-course in nonlinear continuum mechanics, contains a brief account of electromagnetic wave theory and Maxwell’s equations as well as an introductory account of quantum mechanics, and presents a brief introduction to statistical mechanics of systems in thermodynamic equilibrium. Also included is information on continuum mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and statistical mechanics. The author approaches mechanics as the branch of physics and mathematical science concerned with describing the motion of bodies, including their deformation and temperature changes, under the action of forces, and if the study of the propagation of waves and the transformation of energy in physical systems are added, then the term mechanics does indeed apply to everything that is covered within the book. "-- c Provided by publisher