Configurational mechanics

Configurational mechanics is a subdiscipline of continuum mechanics in which particular emphasis is placed on reckoning from the perspective of the material manifold. By contrast, in classical mechanics, reckoning is commonly made from the perspective of spatial coordinates.

References

Kienzler, R., & Maugin, G. A. (Eds.). (2002). Configurational mechanics of materials (Vol. 427). Springer.
Steinmann, P. (2008). On boundary potential energies in deformational and configurational mechanics. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 56(3), 772-800.
Verron, E. (2010). Configurational mechanics: a tool to investigate fracture and fatigue of rubber. Rubber chemistry and technology, 83(3), 270-281.

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