The Cosserat brothers and generalized continuum mechanics

Authors

  • Vladimir Ivanovich Erofeev Nizhny Novgorod Branch of Blagonravov Mechanical Engineering Research Institute RAS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7242/1999-6691/2009.2.4.28

Keywords:

Cosserat continuum, rotational degrees of freedom, couple stresses

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the major milestones in the life and research activity of Eugene and Francois Cosserat - the founders of generalized continuum mechanics. The current status and future prospects of generalized continuum mechanics are discussed.

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2009-07-01

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Erofeev, V. I. (2009). The Cosserat brothers and generalized continuum mechanics. Computational Continuum Mechanics, 2(4), 5-10. https://doi.org/10.7242/1999-6691/2009.2.4.28