continuum mechanics
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Continuum mechanics is a branch of physics that models the behavior and deformation of materials and fluids by treating them as continuous media rather than discrete particles.
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| instanceOf |
branch of mechanics
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branch of physics → theoretical framework → |
| appliesTo |
fluids
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gases → granular materials → plasmas → solids → |
| assumes |
material properties vary smoothly in space
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| contrastsWith |
discrete particle models
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| fieldOfStudy |
deformation of materials
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flow of materials → mechanics of continuous media → |
| hasSubfield |
computational continuum mechanics
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continuum damage mechanics → elasticity → finite strain theory → fluid mechanics → hyperelasticity → linear elasticity → mixture theory → nonlinear elasticity → plasticity → poromechanics → rheology → solid mechanics → thermoelasticity → viscoelasticity → viscoplasticity → |
| mathematicallyFormulatedBy |
partial differential equations
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tensor calculus → |
| relatedTo |
acoustics
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biomechanics → continuum thermodynamics → geomechanics → materials science → seismology → structural engineering → |
| treatsAs |
continuous media
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| usedIn |
computational fluid dynamics
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engineering design → finite element analysis → simulation of materials → |
| usesConcept |
balance laws
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conservation of energy → conservation of mass → conservation of momentum → constitutive relations → continuum hypothesis → strain → stress → |
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Feynman sprinkler problem
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Leonhard Euler
("Euler–Bernoulli beam theory")
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Newtonian fluid
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