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Mathematics Applied to Continuum Mechanics

Name: Mathematics Applied to Continuum Mechanics
Author: Lee A. Segel
ISBN: 9780898716207

by Lee A. Segel

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Overview

This modern classic analyzes continuum models of fluid flow and solid deformation, examining problems in continuum mechanics, water waves, extremum principles and much more. For upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of applied mathematics, science and engineering.

About the Author, Lee A. Segel

Lee A. Segel (1932–2005) was the Henry and Bertha Benson Professor of Mathematics at the Weizmann Institute of Science. He also served as Head of the Department of Applied Mathematics, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, and Chairman of the Scientific Council. Professor Segel taught at institutions throughout the United States, most recently at the Santa Fe Institute.

G. H. Handelman is the Amos Eaton Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.