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Cosserat Continua Described by Mesoscopic Theory

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Beyond the usual 5-field theory (the basic fields are the mass density, velocity, internal energy), additional variables are needed for the unique description of complex media. Beside the conventional method of introducing additional fields by their balances, another procedure, the mesoscopic theory, is here discussed and applied to Cosserat continua.

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Physik, TU Berlin, Hardenbergstr. 36, 10623, Berlin, Germany

    Wolfgang Muschik & Christina Papenfuss

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Muschik, W., Papenfuss, C. (2010). Cosserat Continua Described by Mesoscopic Theory. In: Maugin, G., Metrikine, A. (eds) Mechanics of Generalized Continua. Advances in Mechanics and Mathematics, vol 21. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5695-8_32

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