Abstract
Dual material space-time with defect field is presented in the language of differential forms: one is the strain space-time whose basic equation is the continuity equation for the dislocation 2-form; the other is the stress space-time whose basic equation is the continuity equation for the couple-stress and angular momentum 2-form. Continuity and kinematic equations in each space can be derived by the transformation from p-form to (p + 1)-form. Moreover, several constitutive equations can be recognized as the transformation between the p-form of the strain space-time and the (4 - p)-form of the stress space-time. These kinematic, continuity and constitutive equations can be interpreted geometrically as Cartan structure equations, Bianchi identities and Hodge duality transformations, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | L475-L481 |
Journal | Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 44 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Nov 5 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics
- Physics and Astronomy(all)