iMechanica - future of solid mechanics - Comments

I did find the paper in the end --- it is published in JoMMS!

Mike Ciavarella — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:41:35 -0400

http://pjm.math.berkeley.edu/jomms/2008/3-5/p03.xhtml

Renormalizations in solid and fracture mechanics

H. D. Bui

Vol. 3 (2008), No. 5, 853-866

Abstract

We show how some inconsistencies and infinities arising in solid and fracture
mechanics can be avoided by renormalization techniques widely used in theoretical
physics. Some examples, already known in solid mechanics or recently discovered in fracture mechanics, are given as illustrations.

Keywords

fracture mechanics, divergence, renormalization, regularization

Authors

           H. D. Bui

           Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides (CNRS UMR 7649)
École Polytechnique
Palaiseau Cedex 91128
France

LaMSID/CNRS UMR 2932
EDF Clamart
France

HI all, The reviewer

hamanh — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:47:35 -0400

HI all,

The reviewer found the paper interesting because he reads the paper !. Until one does not have the paper, one cannot know how interesting it is !!

Hamanh

interesting?

Arash_Yavari — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:00:00 -0400

Dear Michele:

With all the due respect, I don't see why this review paper should be
interesting. The author calls something "strongly emotionally-based
disputes" without giving any reason for his/her claim. Other than that,
I see some trivial history and nothing more. Maybe I'm missing
something here?

Regards,
Arash

Hi Michele,

hamanh — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:13:35 -0400

Hi Michele,

Very interestingly. He is one of excellent mechanians works at Ecole Polytechnique. He is also the one pioneers th dual J intergral in Fracture Mechanics.

Hamanh