Mechanics of Material Forces (Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics Vol.11) (2005. XV, 337 p. w. 30 figs.)

Conceptually speaking, common continuum mechanics in the sense of Newton - which gives rise to the notion of spatial (mechanical) forces - considers the response to variations of spatial placements of "physical particles" with respect to the ambient space. This book covers theoretical and numerical developments in the mechanics of material forces.