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A graduate-level text on Finite Elasticity, suitable for graduate students, post-doctoral associates and researchers. Introduces the reader to the basic elements of this central topic, which serves as a template for a host of theories in Solid Mechanics.
There are many textbooks and treatises on finite elasticity, but Finite Elasticity Theory by David J. Steigmann is special. First, it is at the same time concise and deep, without any dogmatism. Second, it achieves the difficult balance between scientific rigor and clear presentation. Moreover, and probably the most important aspect of this book, there is a subtle interplay between mathematical and physical rigor, two aspects that are rarely seen together in such works.
David J. Steigmann is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of California at Berkeley. He has published extensively within his research interests, including finite elasticity, thin shells, the plasticity theory, and tensile structures. He sits on the editorial boards of ZAMP, Journal of Elasticity, Journal of the Mechanics of Materials and Structures, among others.