On the derivation of jump conditions in continuum mechanics

Authors

  • James Casey University of California, Berkeley

Abstract

For continua which contain surfaces of discontinuity, such as shock waves or acceleration waves, the integral balance laws imply certain thermomechanical jump conditions, which may be derived in various ways. In the present expository article, a form of Reynolds' transport theorem is obtained that is particularly useful for deriving these jump conditions.

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Published

2011-08-04