Quantum Notions of Stress
Publication: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume 20, Issue 1
Abstract
Existing notions of stress in a quantum mechanical framework are reviewed and discussed in a semitutorial manner suitable for a mechanics audience. Notwithstanding early fundamental work in this area since the 1930s, the increasing availability of computational tools to perform ab initio quantum mechanical calculations with high accuracy and efficacy has renewed interest in this field especially in the context of computational mechanics and materials science. Although some unresolved issues remain, the subject has evolved considerably in the past two decades with various authors offering their own unique viewpoint. In the present paper, we summarize the debate over the “definition” of stress in a quantum mechanical setting and discuss some controversial issues such as the uniqueness of the stress.
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Volume 20 • Issue 1 • January 2007
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Received: Aug 26, 2005
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