Abstract
A continuum is characterised by a mass dm=ρdτ contained in an elementary volume dτ. The proportionality factor ρ, referred to as the mass density, is assumed to be a continuous function of the coordinates of the material particles of the medium.
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Lurie, A.I., Belyaev, A. (2005). Stress tensor. In: Theory of Elasticity. Foundations of Engineering Mechanics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-26455-2_1
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