The Mechanics and Thermodynamics of Continuous Media Book

	Synopsis	1
1	Elements of Tensor Algebra and Analysis	9
2	Geometry and Kinematics of Continuous Bodies	29
3	Balance Equations	61
4	Material Bodies	89
5	The First Law of Thermodynamics	95
6	The Principle of Material Frame Indifference	101
7	The Second Law of Thermodynamics	109
8	Isotropic Functions	137
9	Constitutive Equations	151
10	The Equilibrium Response	167
11	The Equilibrium Response of Isotropic Bodies	185
12	The Dynamic Response	197
13	The Environment	209
14	Equilibrium States	229
15	Extremum Principles	243
16	Convexity	255
17	Constitutive Inequalities	267
18	Convexity Conditions for Isotropic Functions	295
19	Thermostatics of Fluids	3S1
20	A Local Approach to the Equilibrium of Solids	383
21	Direct Methods in Equilibrium Theory	369
22	Dynamical Thermoelastic and Adiabatic Theories	399
23	Waves in the Referential Description	411
24	Adiabatic Fluid Dynamics	443
25	Dissipation of Energy in Solids	461
	References	479
	Subject Index	501