The renaissance of continuum mechanics

作     者：Wei-qiu CHEN 

作者机构：Department of Engineering Mechanics Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China 

基　　金：Project supported by the National Natural Science of Foundation of China(Nos.11321202 and 11272281) 

出 版 物：《Journal of Zhejiang University-Science A(Applied Physics & Engineering)》 (浙江大学学报（英文版）A辑（应用物理与工程）)

年 卷 期：2014年第15卷第4期

页      码：231-240页

摘      要：Continuum mechanics, just as the name implies, deals with the mechanics problems of all continua, whose physical （or mechanical） properties are assumed to vary continuously in the spaces they occupy. Continuum mechanics may be seen as the symbol of modem mechanics, which differs greatly from current physics, the two often being mixed up by people and even sci- entists. In this short paper, I will first try to give an illustration on the differences between （modem） mechanics and physics, in my personal view, and then focus on some important current research activities in continuum mechanics, attempting to identify its path to the near future. We can see that continuum mechanics, while having a dominating impact on engineering design in the 20th century, also plays a pivotal role in modem science, and is much closer to physics, chemistry, biology, etc. than ever before.

主 题 词：Continuum mechanics Quantum mechanics Engineering Current research activities Renaissance 

学科分类：0810[工学-土木类] 08[工学] 081001[081001] 080102[080102] 0801[工学-力学类] 

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D　O　I：10.1631/jzus.A1400079

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