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Variational Principles in Classical Mechanics and in Elasticity

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Recent Developments in Thermomechanics of Solids

Part of the book series: International Centre for Mechanical Sciences ((CISM,volume 262))

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Consider a material system (either a system of discrete points or a rigid body) with N degrees of freedom and submitted to holonomic constraints.

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Lebon, G., Perzyna, P. (1980). Variational Principles in Classical Mechanics and in Elasticity. In: Lebon, G., Perzyna, P. (eds) Recent Developments in Thermomechanics of Solids. International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 262. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3351-4_14

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